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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.
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 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.”
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.
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.”
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
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.
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