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Rewilding verges can play an important role in tackling the climate emergency
26th May 2020
It’s good to see Streets Ahead trialling “Living Highway” wildflower verges on Bochum Parkway and on Halifax Road, approaching Grenoside.
One Year Since Being Elected
24th May 2020
It’s been a whole year since I was elected! It’s flown by!
Small grants for community groups coming soon
23rd May 2020
The City Ward councillors hope to see applications for “ward pot” funding opening soon. The “ward pot” will offer small…
Active Travel – what went wrong?
22nd May 2020
There’s been a surge in walking and cycling in the pandemic. Government has promised extra billions. It’s what Greens have campaigned for, for many years. So how is it looking in Sheffield?
Statement from Sheffield Green councillors on school re-opening
20th May 2020
Sheffield Green councillors are supporting teachers’ unions, the BMA and comments by Sheffield’s DPH, in saying that schools are not ready to take in more children on June 1st
Green Councillors Call for Reopening of Heeley Train Station
16th May 2020
Councillor Paul Turpin has identified Government funding that could improve sustainable transport options through the reopening of old railway stations.
Care Homes Are The Poor Relation
3rd May 2020
The tragic report of the deaths of eighteen elderly residents from a single care home provider in Sheffield, is one of the worst aspects of the coronavirus epidemic.
Lock-down should not mean watering down democracy
30th April 2020
Green councillor Douglas Johnson commented after Labour and LibDem councillors voted for more decision-making to be made by officers, not elected councillors, under emergency arrangements.
Sheffield Council must pay grants out to small businesses urgently
21st April 2020
New figures show that Sheffield lags behind other Yorkshire authorities when it comes to paying out grant funding to businesses in the lockdown.