Council

Sign our petition against restrictions on peaceful protest
6th November 2017
Sign our petition to Sheffield Council – “Don’t restrict peaceful protest against Sheffield tree-felling”

Questions about the China deal need answering
2nd November 2017
Readers may not be aware that recent council reassurances on the £1 billion China deal were not just prompted by…

Court judgment in the Council’s application to commit Cllr Teal to prison
31st October 2017
The court has given its judgment in the Council’s application to commit Green Councillor Alison Teal to prison. The court’s…

Case dismissed against Green Councillor
31st October 2017
Sheffield Greens were delighted last Friday 27th October when a High Court Judge, Mr Justice Stephen Males, threw out a…

Green Party Peer Jenny Jones to support tree campaigners
26th October 2017
Green Party Peer Jenny Jones is set to visit Sheffield on Friday 27th October in support of Green Councillor Alison Teal and local residents

Opposition Unites to Scrutinise Council Streetcleaning Proposals
24th October 2017
Sheffield’s Green and Lib Dem councillors have called in a decision by Council Leader Julie Dore to cut litter clearance and remove vegetation from council land.

Sheffield Greens delight at City Centre 20mph Zone announcement
18th October 2017
Sheffield Greens are responding to the news that the Council has taken up a key Green Party policy of reducing speed limits across the city centre to 20mph

October council report: Same Old, Same Old
12th October 2017
Devolution was on the agenda at October’s council meeting, after the final collapse of the Sheffield City Region devolution deal. Rob Murphy’s motion called…

Licensing committee approves CADS use of Eagle Works
10th October 2017
Green Councillor Douglas Johnson said he was “very pleased with the success” of the licensing application by the CADS. The decision…

We need more affordable housing
6th October 2017
Now the Government has weakened Councils’ control over planning permission, it is easier for developers to avoid conditions that create affordable housing