Alliance Lord Mayor, Councillor Kate Nicholl has hosted the Mayors of Manchester, Liverpool and Dublin, in the next step of the four cities commitment to working together to tackle climate change. The Dublin lord mayor Alison Gilliland, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and Liverpool city region mayor Steve Rotheram joined Belfast Lord Mayor Kate Nicholl […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has officially become the next Lord Mayor of Belfast. The sixth Alliance Councillor to take on the role, Kate laid out her vision as a Lord Mayor for everyone, under the umbrella of her theme for the year ‘Our Belfast’. Her opening remarks also included a nod to the role children […]
A new community outreach system will help reach those who across South Belfast missing out due to a lack of traditional community infrastructure in some areas, Alliance South Belfast representative Kate Nicholl has said. Councillor Nicholl, recently selected as constituency representative in support of Paula Bradshaw MLA, said several neighbourhoods across the area, including […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl says International Women’s Day serves as a day of reflection on how far we have come, and what work still needs to be done to achieve gender equality. Speaking as the 2021 day drew to a close, Kate – also the Co-Chair of the Alliance Party’s Women’s Network – said this […]
Alliance representatives have marked World AIDS Day, saying while progress has been made in terms of health outcomes for HIV over the last 40 years, stigma still comes with a positive diagnosis. Party Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA said the day is an opportunity to reflect on how isolating a diagnosis can be and how […]
Alliance Belfast City Councillor Kate Nicholl has welcomed a cross-party commitment to supporting local organisations aimed at tackling poverty and helping those in need throughout the festive period. Speaking after a special meeting, which saw a proposal pass to enable the Council to direct funds to leading charities struggling to cope with demand this Christmas, […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has confirmed she has written to the PSNI after a mother and two sons were forced to leave their South Belfast home under threat from the UDA. The mother has revealed she took the action after fears arose for the safety of her sons and their friends. Kate said: “It is […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has called on all parties to back plans for Belfast City Hall to light up annually in support of World Aids Day in December. Raising the issue at the monthly Strategic, Policy and Resources committee meeting on Friday morning, Kate said it was an opportunity for the government authority to “lead […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has hit out at Belfast City Council’s attempts to hold a virtual meeting, calling it a “farce and a complete let down” as all other Councils in Northern Ireland have moved forward successfully with the format. Speaking after a special meeting held to decide if Committee meetings would take place before […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has hit out at Belfast City Council’s attempts to hold a virtual meeting, calling it a “farce and a complete let down” as the local government authority still won’t hold all Committee meetings until August. Speaking after a special meeting was held to decide when Committee meetings would resume, Kate said […]