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Universal credit factsheet

7th November 2018

We know Universal Credit will be very difficult for a lot of people. They will still need to claim it to have some money to live on. This factsheet from Sheffield Green Party is to give you as much practical help as possible.

Cllrs Douglas Johnson and Rob Murphy

Green call for better buses

31st October 2018

Green Party councillors are urging the regional mayor to take back control of South Yorkshire’s buses

Douglas Johnson

Sheffield Green Party comments on Gambling licences

16th October 2018

Sheffield Green Party has submitted comments on how betting shops and gambling venues should be licensed

Green action – October 3rd Council

2nd October 2018

Green councillors are raising issues including the successful campaign to keep the Walk-in Centre and Minor Injuries Unit open, tackling modern slavery and abuse, and a people’s vote on Brexit

Kaltum Rivers

Green councillor welcomes call for greater transparency from housing developers

19th September 2018

Councillor Kaltum Rivers has welcomed the strong support received by a petition calling for the council to demand greater transparency from developers when making claims about the affordability of housing

Bernard Little with Blue and Black Bins

The distressing truth about the “improved recycling service”

12th September 2018

It was ‘pat yourselves on the back’ time for the Labour-run council at the September 5th council meeting with their motion to coincide with the brown bin roll out.

Bins

Collection changes won’t help us recycle more

11th September 2018

Residents will know that new recycling bins are currently being rolled out in Sheffield this autumn. We are getting more bins but fewer collections, and no overall change to what can and can’t be recycled

Sheffield Townhall

Report from September’s council meeting

7th September 2018

Here is what happened at September’s full council meeting, the one day in the month when all Sheffield’s elected councillors get together.

Sheffield Townhall

Green actions at the September 5th Council

4th September 2018

Green councillors are raising lots of issues at this month’s council meeting, including Doncaster Airport, a sham consultation, workers’ rights, recycling and more

Cllrs Martin Phipps, Douglas Johnson and Alison Teal

What we learnt (or didn’t) at the July Council meeting

31st August 2018

Green councillors asked questions about the use of injunctions, compromise on the street trees dispute, the disposal of heritage assets, funding for community infrastructure and single-use plastics

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