Liberal Democrat councillors will table an alternative proposal at Labour controlled Sheffield City Council’s budget meeting today. Amongst other things, Lib Dems are proposing to save weekly bin collections, free citywide garden waste collections and dementia care homes under threat of closure. Unlike Labour councillors Lib Dems would have the Council apply for a share [...]
Tag Archives | Parks 
‘Tireless’ Lib Dem work delivers new playground
Community activist, Graham Oxley, has praised the ‘tireless’ work of Lib Dem councillors as a new playground was finally opened in Chapeltown Park. The new playground at Chapeltown Park was officially opened last week. Graham Oxley, a former Lord Mayor and current parish councillor, is Chair of Friends of Chapeltown Park. He commended the work [...]
Waving the flag for local parks
Liberal Democrat councillors are calling on the City Council to apply for ‘Green Flag’ status, which recognises parks for being well maintained and high quality, at more local parks. When the Liberal Democrats ran the Council, between 2008 and 2011, the number of green spaces in Sheffield awarded Green Flag status doubled from six to [...]
Lib Dems swing into action to save playground plans
Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council have announced that plans to install new playground equipment at 12 sites across Sheffield will go ahead. The plans had been under threat due to ‘Playbuilder’ budget reductions from Government. Last week the Government announced that Sheffield would not receive the full £600,000 originally allocated. However, Liberal Democrat councillors [...]
Lib Dems Fly the Flag for Sheffield’s Parks and Green Spaces
Sheffield has enhanced its reputation as the country’s greenest city as it scooped a record number of awards for its parks and green spaces thanks to the Liberal Democrat Council. Sheffield is now the leading authority in the Yorkshire and Humberside region with 12 Green Flag Awards – the national standard for quality parks and green [...]
Lib Dems – working for you
Local Elections 2012
