Is SCC Using Coronavirus To Avoid Scrutiny?

13th July 2020

Sheffield City Council has been failing to uphold the principle of open government since lockdown was introduced in March.

Douglas Johnson

Government spending on home insulation is very welcome

7th July 2020

News of the Government spending £3 billion pounds on insulation is very welcome. This is something that Greens have wanted for many years.

Kaltum Rivers outside Hunters Bar Infant School

Black Lives Matter supports women’s issues

30th June 2020

Look at “What We Believe” on the Black Lives Matter website and it’s quite clear where they stand on supporting women’s issues.

Old Coroner’s Court

Greens comment on Old Coroner’s Court planning appeal

27th June 2020

The property developer who wanted to demolish the Old Coroner’s Court has appealed to the Planning Inspector against the refusal of planning permission by the council

We should invest in a green recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic

11th June 2020

I agree with Lib Dem Cllr Chris Carter that urgent climate emergency action is needed. But not his suggestion of “relaxing safety requirements for nuclear power stations and building new ones as quickly as possible”.

Sheffield Green Party commends Sheffield Community Contact Tracers

10th June 2020

The UK was ranked second in the Global Health Security Index ranking global pandemic preparedness in October 2019.

Cllr Alison Teal

Scrutiny is so vital

7th June 2020

The arrogance of the Labour Cabinet is no longer a surprise but their belief they are untouchable was shaken by a Call-In scrutiny meeting late last week

Owlthorpe Fields

Sheffield Greens comment on Owlthorpe planning application refusal

3rd June 2020

Sheffield Greens react to the news that councillors rejected the planning application by Avant Homes to build 74 executive houses on a greenfield site at Owlthorpe

Photo of the temporary footpath widening in town

Highways Changes Should Pave the Way to Bolder Thinking

2nd June 2020

Safely enabling social distancing will require some level of ‘thinking outside the box’ through creative and sustainable changes to public spaces.

Cobden View Community Space

Save Cobden View Community Space

2nd June 2020

Over the recent bank holiday weekend, an 8 ft fence was erected around the community garden on Cobden View Rd in Crookes

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