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Vote Green in Nether Edge & Sharrow

20th April, 2016

Your candidates Your 3 votes can elect 3 Green councillors in the new Nether Edge & Sharrow ward. Your Green Party candidates Alison Teal, Steve Barnard and Rob Cole live … Full Story »

The Green Party launches its council election campaign on Friday 15th April – with a full slate of candidates in Sheffield.

15th April, 2016

Speaking at the national launch in Bristol, Green Party leader, Natalie Bennett’s speech will cover: · Greens standing over 1,500 candidates on 5 May 2016 · Runaway Party Election Broadcast … 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 »

Lib Dems negotiated the Amey tree contract.

3rd February, 2016

Councillor Otten rightly calls for Sheffield City Council to “restore faith by taking responsibility” and bring about a “moratorium on tree felling until a citywide tree strategy is in place”, … 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 »

The Council must act on promise to be fossil free by 2050

20th December, 2015

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett said on the global climate deal “What matters now is whether governments put their words into action at home.” We need councils to act as well – … Full Story »

Listen to the bus drivers SYPTE!

22nd November, 2015

From talking to bus drivers, it’s clear that changes to Sheffield bus routes are not just experiencing teething troubles. Drivers often have journey times that are impossible to meet and … Full Story »

Railways should be in public hands.

11th July, 2015

Dear Editor Newly elected Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley, Louise Haigh, has called for “a comprehensive re-nationalised service of our railways” (the Star 2 July 2015). She feels that this is the … Full Story »

Europe: “the 3 yeses”

11th February, 2013

This article by Steve Barnard was first published in South Yorkshire Politics. The Green Party was quick to respond positively to David Cameron’s largely negative speech on Europe last month. … Full Story »

Councils must join together to fight the cuts.

5th November, 2012

This article from Steve Barnard responds to two articles on the South Yorkshire Politics website. The government will soon be announcing how much money it will be allocating to local … Full Story »