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Help children in high rise blocks

6th December, 2012

Central Ward Green Party submitted a petition to the full council meeting on December 5th. The petition called for households with young children to get priority for ground floor accommodation … Full Story »

Cuts in welfare spending are unnecessary and wrong

5th December, 2012

Sheffield Green Party spokesperson Douglas Johnson comments on today’s Autumn statement : “The Chancellor’s words reveal his contempt for the third of all Sheffield households that rely on some sort … Full Story »

Greens support residents fighting 6am taxi ranks

4th December, 2012

Sheffield Green Party is supporting city centre residents who are bringing petitions to council on December 5th. Councillors were advised on November 19th that an Experimental Traffic Order will introduce … Full Story »

Human Rights under attack

3rd December, 2012

Justice for All Talk: “Human Rights Under Attack” Fri 7 Dec 2012, 7.15pm, Central United Reformed Church, Chapel Walk/Norfolk Street Fourteen years after the passing of the Human Rights Act, … Full Story »

Peter Tatchell to speak on Wednesday 5th

3rd December, 2012

The Exchange presents Peter Tatchell, University of Sheffield Arts Tower, Lecture Theatre 9, 6.30-8pm, Wednesday 5th December The Australian-born, veteran campaigner Peter Tatchell has become a major figure in British … Full Story »

Natalie Bennett on Population Growth

1st December, 2012

 

Councillor’s comments on Incinerator planning application

30th November, 2012

Many helpful and sensible comments have been made in response to the planning application for permission to import 15,000 tonnes of extra waste into Sheffield from Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire. … Full Story »

Letters about Gaza

24th November, 2012

Sheffield Green Party member Heather Hunt recently wrote to her Labour Party MP Meg Munn and Caroline Lucas about the crisis in Gaza. She has not yet had a response … Full Story »

Gaza protest outside BBC Sheffield

24th November, 2012

Councillor Jillian Creasy attended a protest outside BBC Radio Sheffield to draw attention to the biased reporting of the conflict. She said “I joined the demonstration by the Palestine Solidarity … Full Story »

Reduce pay for for officers on more than £50k

24th November, 2012

Dear Sir The Star has exposed the amount of profit – £9million a year in total – made by the large companies with whom the council has contracts. The Green … Full Story »