3rd April, 2010
Rob Unwin, local election candidate for Central Ward, made this presentation to the Sheffield Green Party Election Rally last Monday. (It is a pdf so you will need acrobat reader to open it.) Read more
26th March, 2010
Dear Sir, Waiting lists continue to spiral upwards as Sheffield missed its affordable homes target in 2008/9 by 532, with just 197 built (Star 22March). In fact, practically no new social housing has been built since 1980 and the few ... Read more
6th March, 2010
GREEN BUDGET WOULD CREATE JOBS The Green Party say that their budget proposals would create jobs in energy saving and regeneration, waste reduction and food production, as well as saving Council jobs that are under threat. The money would come ... Read more
5th March, 2010
This council: 1. Believes that the main challenges facing Sheffield, as the rest of the world, are the gross inequalities between rich and poor and the twin threats of resource depletion and climate change; 2. Has a vision for Sheffield ... Read more
9th February, 2010
Sheffield Green Party has welcomed the Government’s decision to introduce stronger planning controls on the number of properties being turned into bedsits and other types of houses in multiple occupation (HMO). The Greens called for tighter controls when a national ... Read more
26th November, 2009
What will you do to reduce the energy bill in your home as winter takes hold? Gas and electricity charges have risen over 60% in real terms since 2000. This means that you could be paying more than your Council ... Read more
11th August, 2009
greater control of HMOs would benefit communities Read more
11th August, 2009
Rotherham Green Party oppose house building Read more
21st June, 2009
Dear Editor I agree with Paul License that many council houses are badly designed (Hitting brick wall on council homes, Star 19th June). The maisonettes on the Hanover and Lansdowne Estates, built in the 1960s and 70s, sorely need renovation. ... Read more
3rd December, 2008
Sheffield City Council has passed a Green Party amendment at their full council meeting (Dec 3) to ask to be included in the Government’s £200 million Mortgage Rescue scheme. The scheme will help up to 6,000 of the most vulnerable ... Read more