Liberal Democrat councillors in Sheffield have welcomed the announcement of £16,425,092 new Government funding to be targeted at unemployed young people in the local region. Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Sheffield Hallam MP, announced the new fund to get unemployed young people today (Feb 21). Yorkshire & the Humber will see £16,425,092 [...]
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£1,200,000 Budget windfall could save Sheffield’s Green Waste service
Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council are calling for the Labour run local authority to use a £1.2m unexpected windfall to save a key local recycling service, which has been earmarked for the axe by Labour. The windfall comes from a last-minute reduction to the South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority (SYITA) levy. Lib Dems have [...]
Sheffield Labour Council back to ‘favoured areas’ with a bang
Labour controlled Sheffield City Council has confirmed it will drastically change the way funding is allocated to local communities, reverting back to a ‘favoured areas’ policy which unfairly skews funding into a handful of Sheffield areas at the expense of others. Under plans revealed to opposition Liberal Democrats by council officers, in 2012/13 the North [...]
Labour betray parking permit zone residents in £352,000 hike
Labour controlled Sheffield City Council’s decision to increase resident parking permit fees by up to 400% has been labelled a ‘betrayal’ by local Lib Dem councillors. In particular a Sheffield Labour MP has been caught red-handed, he still has details of his campaign to reduce the fees on his website. The now Labour MP for [...]
£400,000 to make Sheffield ‘understand’ Labour’s axe to weekly bins
Labour controlled Sheffield City Council have revealed they will spend £400,000 on a communications campaign when they introduce their plan to axe weekly bin services. The report, set to be agreed next Wednesday by Labour councillors (February 15), notes “The Council will be investing in around £0.4m in an appropriate communications campaign to ensure customers [...]
