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Greens dismay at local composters losing out to multinational

5th September, 2012

Green Estate, a local enterprise, has lost the contract for  recycling the city’s green waste – prompting concerns that small, local businesses are missing out in the awarding of recycling … Full Story »

ATOS wreck people’s lives

4th September, 2012

Dear Sir Two days before the Paralympics started Cecilia Burns from Northern Ireland died of breast cancer. While she was undergoing treatment, her benefits were cut when she was declared … Full Story »

International students bring goodwill and good money to Sheffield

2nd September, 2012

Jason Leman responds to the Sheffield Telegraph. Dear Editor Your front page headline stated “Overseas students forcing rent rises” (Thursday 30th August), but lacked hard evidence. Rent has increased nationally … Full Story »

Supermarkets reduce jobs

29th August, 2012

Supermarkets may say they boost business and create jobs (Star 27th August 2012) but it’s only their own business they boost, not the local shops they put out of business. … Full Story »

Greens oppose Taptonville Demolition

29th August, 2012

Broomhill Green Party has expressed concerns about the University’s proposals to demolish certain buildings on its Taptonville site near Crookes Road. Local Greens spokesperson Bernard Little has submitted an objection … Full Story »

Come together to fight back against Atos’s attacks on disabled people

27th August, 2012

 Sheffield Green Party is actively supporting the Tuesday 28th August rally in Sheffield city centre protesting about the welfare changes and cuts introduced by the coalition government and its partners like … Full Story »

We’ll be supporting people with disabilities at the 28th August rally at the Sheffield Atos office

20th August, 2012

It’s been wonderful to see so many Sheffield people supporting the Olympics, including our local heptathlon heroine’s success. However, the Games that have just ended are only half the story. … Full Story »

Memorial for victims of the Atomic Bomb

15th August, 2012

I attended the CND Memorial Service in Meersbrook Park walled garden on Sunday, held to remember the thousands of innocent people killed by A bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. During … Full Story »

Fracking latest

14th August, 2012

  An article by Peter Garbutt, Chair of Sheffield Green Party The six-week moratorium on fracking pending an enquiry into safety has ended with a general all-clear for the industry … Full Story »

£4 uniforms are from sweatshops

14th August, 2012

Dear Sir School uniforms for £4 ? You can’t sell clothes for this price and pay the workers who make them a living wage. Tesco and Asda are among supermarkets … Full Story »