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The meeting at St Mary’s community centre was packed. Professor Ian Rotherham presented his well-received talk about the importance of urban street trees, acknowledging the benefits brought to people living … Full Story »

Concerned about preserving wildlife habitats in the Sheffield area? Worried about activities of Sheffield City  Council and Amey, the private company contracted to improve and maintain our highways, including trees … Full Story »

Green Councillors have put a motion to Sheffield City Council to use the Sustainable Communities Act and propose a supermarket levy. Motion to Full Council proposed by Cllr Jillian Creasy, … Full Story »

Councillor Jillian Creasy has written to the Sheffield Telegraph: “The Coalition Government is bent on relaxing planning rules.  A previous loophole has allowed supermarkets to open smaller “local” outlets in … Full Story »

Councillor Jillian Creasy’s letter to the Sheffield Telegraph Dear Sir, I share the Council Leader’s anger at the cuts imposed by central government on local authorities: the Green Party was … Full Story »

At the People’s Assembly on Saturday Peter Davies from the GMB led an excellent workshop on the Living Wage. Sheffield Greens have long campaigned for this and it has now … Full Story »

Sheffield’s Green Party councillors have claimed victory in their campaign to allow the public to record and broadcast meetings of the Full Council. The Council approved proposals to permit recording … Full Story »

Green Councillors on Sheffield City Council won the full support of the Labour administration for their motion on fracking. The motion refers to the evidence about the dangers of fracking, … Full Story »