Local councillors have slammed Sheffield City Council’s waste strategy as serious fly-tipping continues in communities across Sheffield. Local Liberal Democrats in Stannington recently reported serious incidents on Stannington Road and Beeley Wood Lane. Many local residents continue to blame the problems on the decision of ruling Labour councillors to reduce recycling services, at the same [...]
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Blackstock Road latest victim of fly-tipping spree
Local people in the south of Sheffield have been left fuming as woods and hedges around Blackstock Road have become increasingly filled with fly-tipped waste. Residents believe the problems are due to Council’s move to fortnightly bin collections and their decision to close Blackstock Road recycling centre three days a week. Despite being the busiest [...]
Lib Dems table plan to protect libraries at crucial budget vote
Local Liberal Democrats will put forward an alternative budget plan at tomorrow’s crucial full council meeting to protect front-line services. The plan, which has been agreed with council finance officers, protects local libraries and sports facilities, such as Stocksbridge Leisure Centre and Don Valley Stadium. Liberal Democrats are also proposing more support for those struggling with [...]
Council urged to bin policy and go back to the drawing board
Opposition councillors are urging Sheffield City Council to “go back to the drawing board” and rethink its policy on bins. The call follows a poll in The Sheffield Star that showed that 54% of local people believed the city’s new waste collection service wasn’t working. Liberal Democrat councillors believe a string of failures by the [...]
Labour bins policy under fire as green waste recycling slumps
Labour councillors on Sheffield City Council have come under fire as their waste policy produced a slump in green waste recycling. Figures released by opposition councillors show a 30% reduction in green recycling in the city in the peak months of 2012. The figures, which look at the peak months of April to September, come [...]
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Local Elections 2012
