Ruth Mersereau

Inner Ring Road Expansion – “Business as Usual”

15th February 2019

Last week’s decision by the Labour Council to expand the Inner City Ring Road is another case of “business as usual” and is hugely frustrating.

Angela Argenzio

Sheffield is at the bottom of the recycling league tables

7th February 2019

In the recent article on the brown bins roll out (Star January 25th) Shaffaq Mohammed and Lewis Dagnall failed to…

Sheffield Townhall

Sheffield Greens disappointed by “hollow” Council response to climate emergency

7th February 2019

Sheffield Green Party Councillors have expressed grave disappointment that the Labour Council has rejected its call for the city to work to be carbon-neutral by 2030.

Sheffield must be zero-carbon by 2030

5th February 2019

Green councillors are demanding a clear commitment to the city being “zero carbon” by 2030 at the latest, as the world faces a “climate emergency.”

James Martin, Cllr Martin Phipps, Ruth Mersereau

Greens disappointed at Inner Ring Road shortcomings

1st February 2019

Green councillors expressed disappointment at the lack of further scrutiny, after hearing many claims but little evidence.

Peter Garbutt

Group Policy Officers must go in next year’s budget

31st January 2019

Greens join Fran Kime in not agreeing with Labour Cllr Peter Price’s assertion that “all the loopholes and avenues where they might have been able to save money have gone.”

Cllr Martin Phipps

Why we desperately need more young people in politics

29th January 2019

Read Green Councillor Martin Phipps’ article in the Yorkshire Post about why we need more young people to get involved in politics

Campaigners with the Green Party leader, Siân Berry, at Derek Dooley Way

Green councillors call in road widening decision

20th January 2019

Sheffield Green Party councillors have “called in” a council decision to widen the Inner Ring Road so that the impact on air quality, health, cycling and walking can be considered.

Peter Garbutt

Democracy continues to plumb new depths in Sheffield

17th January 2019

The Star recently published profiles of the 10 members of the Labour Cabinet that run Sheffield council. According to their profiles, we have a Cabinet full of saintly public servants.

Short-term vision doesn’t justify ring road widening scheme

16th January 2019

Sheffield Greens have spoken of their disappointment at plans to spend £4.5m on a short-term road-widening scheme instead of listening to residents’ and cyclists’ concerns

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