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Green actions at the September 5th Council

4th September 2018

Green councillors are raising lots of issues at this month’s council meeting, including Doncaster Airport, a sham consultation, workers’ rights, recycling and more

Cllrs Martin Phipps, Douglas Johnson and Alison Teal

What we learnt (or didn’t) at the July Council meeting

31st August 2018

Green councillors asked questions about the use of injunctions, compromise on the street trees dispute, the disposal of heritage assets, funding for community infrastructure and single-use plastics

Refugees

Sheffield has a long history of helping people fleeing persecution

22nd August 2018

Sheffield was the UK’s very first City of Sanctuary and we have many wonderful and dedicated organisations helping people forced to leave their home countries.

Buses

We urgently need to get public transport back under public control

21st August 2018

Stagecoach have not responded to public outrage over cuts to the busy 52 bus service running through Broomhill, Crookes and Walkley to Hillsborough.

Sheffield Moors

The moors should be managed for the public not the industry

21st August 2018

Driven grouse shooting involves draining boggy ground and cutting and burning vegetation to create an artificial habitat.

Save our trees

Sheffield Greens welcome No Stump City report

17th August 2018

Sheffield Green Party welcomes the No Stump City report that describes profits from the massive £2.2 billion Streets Ahead project being siphoned off to companies who do not pay tax in the UK

The shield on the Old Coroner's Court

Demolition plans for Old Coroner’s Court dropped

15th August 2018

City Ward Green councillors have welcomed the formal withdrawal of demolition plans for the Old Coroner’s Court on Nursery St.

Old Coroner’s Court

Protection for Castlegate

12th August 2018

Greens call for council action to protect Castlegate heritage

Sheffield Moors

Sheffield Greens release report about destruction and slaughter on the moors

9th August 2018

Sheffield Green Party has released a report on the state of the moors, including the slaughter of wildlife on them.

It is now more difficult to get a Blue Badge

8th August 2018

While there are more prosecutions for illegally using Blue Badges for free parking disabled people are now finding it much more difficult, if not impossible, to get one.

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