Labour-run Sheffield City Council has been hit by criticism over a £300,000 fund, which costs £280,000 to administer, roughly 93p per £1. The revelation was made today by opposition councillors who highlighted the extortionate staffing costs of administering the new community fund. The fund was unveiled by Labour councillors last week as a replacement for [...]
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Public consultation shows opposition to return of Labour ‘favoured areas’
A public consultation has shown widespread opposition to Sheffield City Council’s plan to end community assemblies and return to a ‘favoured areas’ model. In January the Council announced plans to scrap popular community assemblies, which were introduced by the Liberal Democrats in 2009. However, a public consultation has shown that just 26% of respondents supported [...]
Local people set to lose say over Council transport funding
Local residents could lose their say over local highways funding as Sheffield City Council announced plans to end funding for community assemblies. Sheffield’s seven community assemblies, which each cover four wards of the city, look set to lose their transport funding in plans set to be agreed by Labour’s Cabinet Highways Committee today. The transport [...]
Labour snub ‘fairness pledge’ for £2 billion road project
Labour councillors on Sheffield City Council have refused to sign a ‘fairness pledge’ to local people, regarding the £2 billion Highways PFI road improvement project. The pledge was put forward by opposition Liberal Democrat councillors at a meeting of the full council yesterday. The Highways PFI project, which is receiving £1.2 billion of funding from [...]
Labour councillors back ‘favoured areas’ policy for city’s recycling centres
Labour councillors on Sheffield City Council voted yesterday to back a ‘favoured areas’ policy for the city’s five recycling centres. In a vote at yesterday’s full council meeting, Labour councillors voted to uphold the proposed opening hours, which will see the most popular site in the city closed three days a week. Under Labour’s plan, [...]
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Local Elections 2012
