Local residents gave a cautious welcome to plans agreed by Sheffield City Council’s planning board for the site of the former Abbeydale Grange School. The plans approved by the planning board today, grant permission to build new homes on the site of the demolished school and the old Bannerdale Education Centre, but protect vital green [...]
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Clegg backing residents to protect green space
Today Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat Sheffield Hallam MP, has called on Sheffield City Council to drop any plans to develop on Abbeydale Playing Fields. Following the closure of Abbeydale Grange School, Sheffield City Council is consulting on options for the future of the site. One option includes building upon the green space which includes sports [...]
Council snub to snow volunteers hits learning difficulties centre
Labour-run Sheffield City Council have come under fire for snubbing volunteers who wanted to help clear snow, in a move that forced a local learning disabilities centre to stay closed. Work Ltd on Ringinglow Road, which helps provide people with learning difficulties with life skills, was forced to close in recent severe weather. However, when [...]
Nick Clegg supports Millhouses Mill fundraisers
Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam, and Deputy Prime Minister, is supporting fundraising efforts to restore historic buildings in one of Sheffield’s best-loved parks. Today, Nick Clegg visited the old mill buildings at Millhouses Park to support the Friends of Millhouses Park, who are working to bring the well-known buildings back into use. [...]
Labour Council sham exposed by angry Millhouses Traders
Traders in Millhouses have exposed the Labour Council’s excuse for refusing to help with parking issues in the run up to Christmas as a sham. Backed by local MP, Nick Clegg, and Liberal Democrat councillors, the Millhouses Traders Association hoped that Christmas shoppers could use the car park in the old Abbeydale Grange School site. [...]
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