29th July, 2010
Sheffield Green Party has put forward alternative proposals for Sheffield Council’s budget, while stressing again that spending cuts are unnecessary and unfair. The Greens’ alternative budget emphasises job creation and the safeguarding of services for young people. Their budget modifies some of the ... Read more
2nd May, 2010
The Greens have criticised the LibDem administration of Sheffield City Council for failing to meet this year’s targets for renewable energy. The city has a Regional Spatial Strategy target of 10.6 megawatts of renewable energy reneration by 2010 and a ... Read more
22nd March, 2010
Sheffield Green Party are starting their election campaign with a public rally. Their main candidates will be speaking, meeting the public and answering questions at St Matthew’s, Carver Street on Monday, 29th March at 7.30pm. There will also be campaign ... Read more
18th February, 2010
Cllr Jillian Creasy, who is the prospective parliamentary candidate for the Green Party in Sheffield Central will attend the Green Party conference in London this weekend (18-21st Feb). Whilst there, she will vote in favour of a motion supporting the ... 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
3rd June, 2009
Bernard’s speech on Carbon Reduction Framework amendment. 3rd June 2009. “This Carbon Reduction Framework is NOT “a comprehensive plan to reduce carbon emissions”. It fails to put sound science at the at heart of Council’s decision making and turns its ... Read more
19th May, 2009
A lot of people are unhappy with the major political parties. Many will choose to use their vote in the European elections as a protest. The Government is dishonest and sleazy with many Labour politicians looking after themselves first. It ... Read more
5th May, 2009
The Green Party is calling on the government to produce Local Spending Reports so that people can have a say in how their money is spent under the Sustainable Communities Act. Sheffield City Council was the first local authority in ... Read more
21st April, 2009
Responding to today’s announcement of a government consultation on reducing speed limits in residential areas and around schools, the Green Party has called for the government to show greater courage and go further to prevent the deaths of our most ... Read more
30th December, 2008
Dear Sir Our response to the Waste Strategy consultation is that it is not bold enough to address the economic and environmental crises we face. The questionnaire focusses on how much extra recycling people would be prepared to pay for. ... Read more