Liberal Democrats are urging Labour councillors to u-turn on Sheffield City Council’s plan to hike parking permit charges by 260%. At the meeting of Sheffield Full Council tomorrow councillors will face a crucial vote on the hike. A first permit for residents is set to increase to £36 next year, from just £10 in 2011/12. [...]
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Drivers accuse Labour of betrayal over 260% parking permit hike
ookDrivers in Sheffield have accused Labour politicians of betrayal as they face a 260% hike in parking permit charges. A first permit for residents is set to increase to £36 next year, from just £10 in 2011/12. A second permit will rise to £72 from the previous charge of £30, while charges for businesses will [...]
Questions unanswered as Council wave through care homes closure
Labour councillors on Sheffield City Council today waved through the closure of two intermediate care homes, despite questions remaining unanswered over the proposal. Sheffield City Council Labour Cabinet voted to close Hazlehurst and Sevenfields intermediate care homes, despite strong local opposition to the closure. In particular, questions remain unanswered about a planned 120-bed NHS Sheffield [...]
Councillors call for re-think on parking permit hike
Lib Dems councillors are calling for a re-think of Labour’s planned extortionate rises in residents’ parking permit fees. Labour-run Sheffield City Council are planning fee increases for parking permit zones of up to 300%. At the Special Budget Council Meeting on 9th March, Lib Dem councillors put forward a fully-costed plan to reverse the hike but [...]
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 300% 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 Sheffield [...]
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