Letters to the press

Vote to adopt the BBEST Neighbourhood Plan on May 6th!
14th April 2021
About 7500 households in Broomhill, Broomfield, Endcliffe, Summerfield and Tapton will get an extra ballot paper in the upcoming elections to…

Policing Bill is a grave threat to our democracy
3rd April 2021
Alexi Dimond has written to the press: Dear Editor, Policing Bill is a grave threat to our democracy In Sheffield…

£650,000 on Labour Party electioneering
21st March 2021
Like many people in Gleadless Valley and across the city, I understand the need for the rise in council tax…

Chancellor must not cut Universal Credit
27th February 2021
Dear Editor, The Sheffield Stop and Scrap Universal Credit campaign, which Sheffield Green Party is part of, is calling on…

Allotment fires and smoke
27th February 2021
Cllr Paul Turpin has written to the press about allotment fires and smoke. Dear Editor, In a brand new…

Help the NHS this New Year
1st January 2021
In 2020 we helped and supported each other while acting responsibly and we need to carry that through into 2021.…

Shop local to protect your local communities
29th November 2020
Bernard Little writes … Dear Editor, While many businesses had to keep their doors closed, UK tax avoiding Amazon raked…

Now is not the time to roll back environmental progress
18th November 2020
Councillor Paul Turpin writes …. Sheffield City Council announced a pause on plans for the citywide Clean Air Zone (CAZ) citing…

Survey shows people want spending on social care and hospital services
12th October 2020
Thank you for the Big Conversation survey on the impact of lockdown. As an NHS Responder volunteer, most of my…

Council leadership must take action to address Hanover tower whitewash
1st October 2020
After the horror of the Grenfell fire in June 2017, senior Sheffield Council officials moved quickly to reassure tenants that all its tower blocks were safe. They soon back-tracked after plastic cladding on Hanover Tower in Broomhall failed fire safety tests.