Local taxpayers have been left astounded as the total taxpayer bill for three Labour “white elephants” was revealed as more than £1.2 million. Sorby House, Vestry Hall and Forum House, the three buildings refurbished under Labour’s failed Burngreave New Deal project, came under the Council’s ownership in April 2011. Newly released figures have shown that [...]
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Looney Council fund costs 93p to administer each single £1
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 [...]
£280,000 bill to replace 14,000 bins lost on “bonfire of the bins”
Opposition councillors have highlighted the 14,000 green bins destroyed needlessly by Sheffield City Council. This week the Labour-run Council announced that the “charged-for” green bin service, previously offered to just part of the city, will be rolled out across Sheffield. However, the policy was announced more than nine months after it was first suggested by [...]
Under-fire police chief hires spin doctor on £84,000 salary
South Yorkshire’s under-fire police chief has caused further embarrassment by hiring a spin-doctor at an annual cost of £83,753. Shaun Wright, the Labour Police & Crime Commissioner, has already been criticised for spending £6,000 on security for his home and £45,000 appointing a Labour Party crony as his Deputy Commissioner. Now investigations have shown that [...]
Another £300,000 of Council funds to support ailing Park Hill project
Opposition councillors on Sheffield City Council have criticised the Labour-run authority for pouring another £300,000 of taxpayers’ money on the Park Hill project. Under the budget agreed last week, Labour councillors voted to spend £300,000 on the Park Hill Green Links project, which aims to “provide attractive sites for new housing in priority regeneration areas.” [...]
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