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Archive for January, 2016

Sheffield Council should exploit any opportunity to safeguard public assets

24th January, 2016

With reference to your article of January 7th (‘Relax rules to save Sheffield pubs for the community’, Sheffield Telegraph), I agree with Dave Pickersgill of Sheffield and District CAMRA, that Sheffield … Full Story »

Trees are essential to healthy urban living

23rd January, 2016

Mrs Mason is entitled to her opinion (Tree petitioners are full of self-interest, The Star, 13 January 2016), but the fact is that many thousands of people have signed petitions … Full Story »

Devolution deal not good for Sheffield region. Consultation response.

18th January, 2016

Sheffield Green Party does not believe that the proposed devolution deal is a good deal for the people of the Sheffield City Region.  Given that the details of the powers … 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 that the majority of the population are not in favour … Full Story »

£ millions lost, hundreds of jobs gone and higher bills for council tenants.

13th January, 2016

Greens count sky high cost of Labour’s solar failure. Sheffield’s Green Party have attacked the Labour Administration’s failure to carry out it’s plans to fit solar PV panels on the … Full Story »

Greens support the Junior Doctors in Sheffield and around the country

12th January, 2016

Sheffield Greens supported Junior Doctor picket lines outside hospitals today. Declan Walsh, Green council candidate for City ward: “Sheffield Green Party stands firmly behind the Junior Doctors as they join … Full Story »

Bents Green Surgery- a case study in the abject failure of Government health policy.

5th January, 2016

Shortly before Christmas about 200 local residents packed Bents Green Methodist Church to appeal for the continuation of a local GP service after March 2016.  This followed the resignation of … Full Story »

Council “confrontational approach to felling trees”

5th January, 2016

It would be nice to see a little Seasonal goodwill from the City Council towards its residents campaigning to protect healthy roadside trees.  You would think we could all be … Full Story »

Sheffield Greens announce candidates for May elections

3rd January, 2016

Sheffield Green Party has announced key ward candidates in the May council elections where all 84 councillors will stand for re-election due to boundary changes. Candidates include current councillors Rob … Full Story »