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Owlthorpe Fields planning objection
29th May 2020
Councillor Douglas Johnson has submitted a comment on the application by Avant Homes on the planning application for greenfield land at Owlthorpe Fields.
Owlthorpe Fields under threat
28th May 2020
Owlthorpe Fields serve as the only pedestrian accessible biodiverse green space where I live
Double Yellows Won’t Sort Veolia Problems
27th May 2020
The last couple of weeks has seen the household waste site at Blackstock Rd become so busy that traffic has been queuing hundreds of yards up the slip road and along Blackstock Rd
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.
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.
“Housing policy: it wasn’t working before. What now?”
13th May 2020
Monday May 18th 8:30pm to 9:30pm – Sheffield’s Green peer Natalie Bennett talks to Reach Homes founder, innovative housing builder Jon Johnson + Q&A
Sheffield Green Party voice concern as council restricts public say on planning decisions in Sheffield
12th May 2020
Greens Cllr Douglas Johnson and Brian Holmshaw comment on anti-democratic changes to Planning Committees that restrict the right to speak for both the public and community stakeholder groups
Death on Palms Row
7th May 2020
It is disappointing that the Star article on the areas with the highest Coronavirus death rate in the city referred to the “large Roma population, some of whom have been seen flouting the strict lockdown rules”