Council statistics on fly-tipping have revealed a damning indictment of Sheffield City Council’s waste strategy. According to Council’s own figures, fly-tipping in parks and public spaces is set to almost treble next year. The revelation comes as an embarrassment to Labour councillors who masterminded the changes to Sheffield City Council’s waste service. The new strategy […]

Councillors on Sheffield City Council are demanding a change in policy as problems persist at Blackstock Road recycling centre. Liberal Democrat councillors are tabling a motion at the next monthly meeting of the Council, on Wednesday 3rd October, calling on the Council to think again. In June, council figures revealed that Blackstock Road, which was […]

Earlier this year, the Labour administration of Sheffield City Council cut funding to Community Assemblies across the city by up to 30%, with our area’s South Community Assembly receiving a 14% cut. However, not everyone was so unlucky – the all-Labour-councillor North East Community Assembly received a 15% increase! Instead of cutting funding as equally […]

I arrived home on Monday to find a letter from local refuse collectors Veolia offering to continue to empty my green garden waste wheelie bin every two weeks between April and December for the not inconsiderable sum of £57.60. This comes after the previously free service was needlessly axed (along with the weekly black bin […]

Around 8 years ago the site of the former Hemsworth Primary School on Blackstock Road was cleared and cleaned up, making it suitable for redevelopment. A playing field was provided for locals to use in the meantime. Fast forward to today and the former school site is still available, however the Labour council now plan […]

I attended Wednesday afternoon’s Full Council meeting at Sheffield Town Hall where I asked the following question during the Public Petitions and Questions section: Will the Council confirm that the removal of two healthy hedges from the award-winning Meersbrook Park, which has outraged many local residents, is not part of a wider trend and that […]

I am fortunate to live in an area of Sheffield where there are many beautiful green spaces most of which I regularly cycle through or have enjoyed having picnics in with my wife. They are valuable assets of the community and local community groups such as the Heeley Development Trust play a vital role in […]

Labour Party councillors on Sheffield City Council have decided to axe weekly black bin collections and end green bin collections,  possibly replacing green bin collections with a paid for service. They are also planning to reduce the number of blue bins and tubs – residents currently have a blue wheelie bin and a blue tub […]