Letters to the press
We urgently need to get public transport back under public control
21st August 2018
Stagecoach have not responded to public outrage over cuts to the busy 52 bus service running through Broomhill, Crookes and Walkley to Hillsborough.
The moors should be managed for the public not the industry
21st August 2018
Driven grouse shooting involves draining boggy ground and cutting and burning vegetation to create an artificial habitat.
It is now more difficult to get a Blue Badge
8th August 2018
While there are more prosecutions for illegally using Blue Badges for free parking disabled people are now finding it much more difficult, if not impossible, to get one.
Greens support Fair Funding for Sheffield Schools
25th July 2018
I’m a teacher and I join Sheffield Greens in supporting the Star’s Fair Funding for Sheffield Schools petition
Service changes won’t improve recycling rates
24th July 2018
We await the roll-out of Sheffield’s “improved” recycling service. We will have 3 big bins per household, further cluttering up our streets.
The loss of Ofo
9th July 2018
It’s very sad and disappointing to see the yellow Ofo bikes being moved from the city to London. How bad does that make us look in Sheffield?
Greens push for action on high council salaries
19th April 2018
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.
Greens call for Council to withdraw legal action against street tree protectors
18th April 2018
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.
University staff demand a re-think on the cynical marketisation of higher education
22nd March 2018
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.
Heart of the City – Unaffordable?
15th March 2018
The new Heart of the City 2 ideas are an incoherent mess. We’ve got to a stage where if a…