Sheffield Green Party welcomes the resignation of Cllr Bryan Lodge

9th May 2018

Sheffield Green Party welcomes the resignation of Cllr Bryan Lodge, Cabinet member for Environment and Streetscene, responsible for the city’s tree-felling programme.

Tree campaigners

Greens call for Council to withdraw legal action against street tree protectors

18th April 2018

It’s very disappointing that three street tree protectors still face High Court hearings on April 30th. This despite the tree felling pause that follows national outrage over the actions of Sheffield
council.

Paul Turpin speaking at the Get of my tree demo

Paul Turpin speaks at the ‘Get Off My Tree!’ demo

7th April 2018

Paul Turpin, the Green candidate for Gleadless Valley in the 3rd May council elections, spoke at the ‘Get Off My Tree!’ demo at Sheffield City Hall today

Douglas Johnson

Streets Ahead PFI contract statements

16th March 2018

Cllr Douglas Johnson has written to Cllr Bryan Lodge, the Cabinet Member, about the Streets Ahead contract. The letter and…

Shock at severe pruning of Fitzalan Square trees

5th March 2018

There are few enough trees in the city centre as it is. It says something about the council that they have ignored nearly 3000 people who signed the petition about this.

Sheffield Townhall

Cut political spin from Sheffield Town Hall

22nd February 2018

The dictatorial council increasingly use spin doctors to try and cover up their failings

Peter Garbutt

Lack of accountability in Streets Ahead contract

6th January 2018

Both Labour and the Lib Dems knew about the lack of accountability written into the deal that has led us to the council’s current unacceptable actions on our streets.

Sheffield Townhall

Sheffield’s dysfunctional Labour run council has been exposed

5th January 2018

2017 saw the inner workings of a dysfunctional Labour run council exposed, linked to an unwillingness to come clean on their failings.

Douglas Johnson

End of term report

8th December 2017

The last Full Council meeting before Christmas had an end-of-term air about it.

Green Councillors Alison Teal, Douglas Johnson, Rob Murphy and Magid

Green action at December’s full Council

6th December 2017

Sheffield’s four Green Councillors have submitted a set of amendments to the meeting of the full council on Wednesday 6th December 2017.

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