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Council cave to local campaign for new Broomhill crossing

Council cave to local campaign for new Broomhill crossing

Sheffield City Council look set to end years of delay and approve a new crossing at Broomhill following a strong local campaign. Under plans set be approved tomorrow, a new left slip will be installed outside the Costa Coffee to allow cars to turn left from Fulwood Road into Crookes Road. This change will allow new [...]

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Labour’s tinkering sees £500,000 bus lane signage bill

A Freedom of Information request has revealed that Sheffield City Council will spend nearly £500,000 altering bus lane signs across the city, after Labour councillors decided to increase restrictions by a total of one hour a day. The news comes at a time when the Labour run local authority is proposing to close libraries, leisure [...]

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Local people set to lose say over Council transport funding

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 [...]

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Liberal Democrats force Council vote over chaotic parking plan

Liberal Democrats force Council vote over chaotic parking plan

Opposition councillors are forcing a vote on popular parking proposals at the next Full Council meeting of Sheffield City Council. Local Liberal Democrats want to see free and secure alternative parking provided to residents, who are severely disrupted by the Streets Ahead project. The ‘Streets Ahead’ project, which was secured by Liberal Democrat councillors and [...]

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Labour snub ‘fairness pledge’ for £2 billion road project

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 [...]

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