Letters to the press

Greens oppose Minor Injuries Unit closure
15th December 2017
Proposals to close the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at the Hallamshire Hospital and the Walk-In Centre on Broad Lane may work for accountants looking at spreadsheets.

Inner Ring Road plans will worsen air pollution
29th November 2017
Sheffield Council plan to increase the number of lanes on the Inner Ring Road between Corporation Street & Savile Street to allow more cars.

There’s a strong case for 20mph zones
17th November 2017
Sheffield Green Party supports the proposal for city centre 20mph speed limits other than on main roads.

Joined up thinking needed to reduce air pollution
13th November 2017
If the Star round table discussion on air pollution is to lead to improvements it will require joined up thinking by the council.

Labour Executive are bringing Sheffield Council into disrepute
8th November 2017
Cllr Teal calls for Sheffield Council to be held accountable for their expensive, politically motivated, and punitive legal action against tree campaigners

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…

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

Air pollution and public health cannot be swept under the carpet
30th September 2017
While the chimney sculptures may be attractive and remind us of our industrial past, they will also represent the modern-day air pollution that makes Tinsley an unhealthy place to live

Trees campaign has exposed Labour’s undemocratic rule of Sheffield
30th September 2017
The street trees campaign has publicly exposed Labour’s undemocratic, one party state, rule of this city. We need to keep hearing more about this campaign not less.

We need a public transport system that takes us where we need to go
8th September 2017
The anger about cuts to “low demand” bus services across South Yorkshire from September is fully understandable but the cuts…