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

Sheffield Green Party is celebrating after an excellent election result that saw their number of councillors increase by 50% and the re-election of Cllr Alison Teal in Nether Edge and Sharrow ward.

The Green Party continues to push for action on high council salaries, noting chief executive John Mothersole’s £219,000 in salary and pension contributions last year.

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.

The Green Party election campaigns for Sheffield and the Yorkshire & Humber region will be launched in Sheffield on Monday April 16th at 11am by party Deputy Leader Amelia Womack.

Sheffield Green Party will again stand candidates in all wards aiming to significantly increase the council group from 4 councillors currently.

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

Cllr Magid Magid and Kaltum Rivers, Green candidate for Broomhill and Sharrow Vale, addressed the Sheffield Solidarity against Racism rally

Greens called for an end to electoral First Past the Post system in an amendment put to the full council…

The last four weeks have seen a cataclysmic change in the university world. Tired of years of abuse,
university staff have finally decided to strike.