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Sheffield Green councillor reports back from October’s council meeting

10th October, 2016

Once in a blue moon… well every two years… the Greens are allowed to have a motion to be debated in … Full Story »

Rob Murphy at a bus stop on London Road

Green Councillors call for more bus funding

6th October, 2016

Sheffield’s Green Councillors yesterday failed to persuade the Council to look at new options to bring extra funding for the … Full Story »

Sheffield Greens call to scrap HS2 in favour of improved East-West routes

28th September, 2016

Sheffield’s Green Party is calling for the city council to withdraw its support for the HS2 project. Green councillors have … Full Story »

Magid Mah

Ecclesall Rd is a permanent traffic jam with dangerous air quality

30th May, 2016

I sympathise with Louise Wilcockson’s difficulties trying to park close to Hunters Bar (Letters 25 May). Ecclesall Rd is changing. … Full Story »

Greens call for more money for public transport

21st March, 2016

Speaker for the Green Group on Sheffield Council, Cllr Rob Murphy called on the Council to investigate alternative forms of … Full Story »

Green budget proposals add up

29th February, 2016

In 2014, Green Party councillors made a fully-costed budget proposal to invest in solar panels on council housing. It would … Full Story »

Opening up the Amey contract

10th February, 2016

In 2012 Sheffield’s new Labour administration signed a Highways Private Finance Initiative (PFI) deal with Amey that will cost taxpayers … Full Story »

Lessons Sheffield Council and Amey should learn from Sandygate Rd saga

9th February, 2016

The restoration of white lines to the centre of Sandygate Rd ends a 7 month saga from which lessons need … Full Story »

Don’t blame the bus drivers!

3rd February, 2016

Drivers have again been getting earache from passengers as buses run late in Sheffield due to roadworks. But they don’t … Full Story »

The case against HS2

17th January, 2016

There has been a debate recently about whether the HS2 station should be built in Sheffield or Meadowhall. I believe … Full Story »