At last, Sheffield City Council has been forced to apologise to the people of the city over its handling of the destruction of thousands of street trees. Forced apologies never seem sincere, especially when the first attempt doesn’t include the word “sorry”. Now Councillor Mark Jones has rephrased his apology and there are even murmuringsContinueContinue reading “Sheffield- Where democracy goes to die.”
Category Archives: Transport
Questions to Council concerning the planned new ring road.
I went to Full Council this afternoon to ask these questions. In the Draft Development Framework, there are plans to build a new dual carriageway from Park Square to Granville Square, behind the station through Sheaf Valley Park. This will be extremely unpopular with the residents of Park Hill and Norfolk Park, due to increasedContinueContinue reading “Questions to Council concerning the planned new ring road.”
Stop the new dual carriageway in Sheffield
A new dual carriageway is being proposed, to run from Park Square to Granville Square, behind the station through Sheaf Valley Park. It is part of a £1.5 billion scheme to revamp the Sheaf Valley area of the city centre. City planners have had the gall to proclaim that this will help meet our climateContinueContinue reading “Stop the new dual carriageway in Sheffield”
