The Alliance Party will again take the idea for a People’s Vote on Brexit to Belfast City Council, as Kate Nicholl and Nuala McAllister are set to raise the issue via a motion at the latest meeting of the Brexit committee, scheduled to take place this Thursday. The second time the Councillors have attempted to […]
Alliance Belfast Councillor Kate Nicholl has called for a People’s Vote on Brexit, as she revealed she will be urging all parties to back a motion on the issue at Monday’s Council meeting. Following the initial meeting of the Council’s Brexit Committee in August, the motion is part of a larger push by Alliance to […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has said the lack of an Executive means Northern Ireland may get left further behind on tackling climate change. Councillor Nicholl was speaking after the Westminster Environmental Audit Committee released a report saying Britain will suffer 7,000 heat-related deaths every year by 2050 if the UK Government does not take decisive […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has warned Northern Ireland is falling further and further behind the rest of the UK when it comes to developing relationship and sex education in schools. The Belfast City Councillor – who drafted the Alliance Party’s policy on the issue – made the comments as steps forward on the issue were […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has condemned those behind a burglary at the Rainbow Project offices overnight. A number of laptops were stolen in the attack on the charity, who’s main focus in the health and wellbeing of the LGBT community in Northern Ireland. Councillor Kate Nicholl said: “It is completely unacceptable that any charity or […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has said while today’s celebration of votes for women is a celebration, it also serves as a reminder of work still to be done. Councillor Nicholl, who is Convener of Alliance’s Women’s Network, was speaking after taking part in Processions, a mass participation artwork across the UK. It saw thousands of […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has said it is a missed opportunity for Belfast after Councillors rejected her proposal to liberalise Sunday opening hours in the city. Councillor Nicholl proposed reversing the decision taken at a Council Committee meeting last month to reject major retailers being able to extend opening hours on up to 18 Sundays […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has said she is deeply disappointed the opportunity to see Belfast City centre adjust Sunday trading has been turned down for a final time. Speaking after the latest Strategic, Policy and Resource Committee meeting, Councillor Nicholl said she was ‘frustrated’ at the decision that had the potential to transform Belfast’s Sunday […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has said plans to defer a final decision on a recent consultation into Sunday trading hours allows more time for the right decision to be made. A vocal supporter of the plans that would allow larger retailers within the city centre confines open an additional 18 Sundays a year, Councillor Nicholl […]
Alliance Councillor Kate Nicholl has said the findings of a consultation into Sunday trading hours show the majority of people in Belfast back extending them. Councillor Nicholl was speaking ahead of a meeting of Belfast City Council’s Strategic Policy and Resources Committee on Friday at which the results of a public consultation into whether the […]