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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 funding for bus services. The demand was made at the … Full Story »

Natalie Bennett in Rotherham March 2016

13th March, 2016

We must reject isolation and work for a better EU

12th March, 2016

Many conversations across Sheffield over the coming months will be about the UK’s place in Europe. The EU decision making process in Brussels can, at times, feel remote, but the … Full Story »

Labour refuses Green call for school places consultation

11th March, 2016

Green councillors’ demands for proper consultation over schools in Nether Edge and Ecclesall have been shut down by Labour at a Scrutiny Committee on March 9th. Community campaigners, including parents … Full Story »

Sheffield Pound project welcomed by Green Party

8th March, 2016

Sheffield Green Party welcomes the proposed Sheffield Pound project (Sheffield Telegraph March 3). If it’s run like other local currencies, as in Bristol, Totnes, Exeter and Brixton, it will be … Full Story »

Greens call for schools scrutiny

7th March, 2016

Green Party Councillors have called in the Council decision on new schools to a public Scrutiny committee. Green and Liberal Democrat Councillors have worked together to bring the recent Cabinet … Full Story »

Sheffield Greens support junior doctors’ action

11th February, 2016

The Green Party here in Sheffield and across the country supports and applauds the action taken by the junior doctors.  In spite of plenty of adverse press reports, they have … 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 £2.2 billion over 25 years. The contract was negotiated by … 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 to be learned by Amey and the Council. The cost … Full Story »

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 »