Councillor Richard Shaw is demanding better buses. Labour’s cosy deal with the bus companies has let Sheffield down. We’ve seen prices rise, routes cut and timetables slashed. At the moment, decisions about buses are made by the ‘bus partnership’. This is a cosy backroom deal between the Labour council’s and the bus companies. Sheffield Liberal […]

Labour-run Sheffield City Council have again brought forward proposals to sell off bits of the Beauchief Abbey Conservation Area – this time the historic barns next to the Abbey. In 2015, the Labour council attempted to sell off land in the conservation area, before backing down in the face of opposition from local residents and Lib Dem councillors, including a petition organised by Cllr […]

This October I’m helping to raise money for St Luke’s Hospice in Sheffield. I’m taking part in their 10km “Night Strider” walk on Saturday 8th October, alongside my wife, Andrea, who is completing her nursing degree. During her training Andrea has cared for many patients suffering from cancer and St Luke’s Hospice is an excellent […]

I would like to say thank you to all the residents who took part in last week’s local elections and those who supported myself, Bob Pullin and Andy Nash to be your local councillors in Beauchief & Greenhill ward.  It is a great privilege to have been re-elected, with a greatly increased majority, and I look forward […]

I was informed on Tuesday evening that the ‪’Hutcliffe Hole’‬ has now been filled with concrete up to the lower level of the road. The road will be relaid when the concrete has gained enough strength over Wednesday and Thursday. Council officers hope that by Friday the road will then be opened to single-way traffic, controlled […]

I was alarmed to hear in the press about the giant hole appearing on Hutcliffe Wood Road on Sunday and I have contacted senior council officers and Labour’s cabinet member Terry Fox asking for an explanation of the cause and how long it will take to repair and reopen the road. According to public comments […]

Labour-controlled Sheffield City Council recently sold part of Graves Park to a property developer, despite more than 13,000 people signing a petition against the sale. When the issue came up during discussion of the Council’s Budget meeting last Friday, you might have thought that Labour would have tried to show a bit of remorse or […]

Last week I called on the Council to repair the heating system at Greenhill Library, which has been broken since mid-November, forcing volunteers and members of the public to endure freezing temperatures as the weather worsened. Last Monday (18th January) I was interviewed on BBC Radio Sheffield about the heating problems at the library (starts […]

In my first post of 2016 I would like to wish you, your friends and family my best wishes for the coming year.  I would also like to thank all of the local community volunteers who dedicate so much of their free time to support projects and people here in Sheffield. Without their help, so much that […]

The Lowedges Festival has been going for seven years and is one of the highlights of the community event calendar, with free childrens rides, trade stalls and classic vehicles. This year’s event was the largest ever and featured historical battle re-enactments for the first time. The festival brings undoubted benefits to the local community and the […]