Tell the Truth Sheffield have supported this open letter. It’s vital that ordinary people have a say on issues such as bus routes and fares. Open Letter: public participation in decision making on public transport in South Yorkshire We welcome the decision taken in March 2025 to franchise our bus services. This will mean SYMCAContinueContinue reading “The public need to participate in decision making about our buses.”
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Not expanding airport capacity is an essential precautionary measure
A guest blog by Chris Broome from South Yorkshire Climate Alliance Chris Broome Discussion around efforts to re-open Doncaster Sheffield Airport continue to be dominated by whether it will be financially viable. South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority and City of Doncaster Council are still gathering evidence on this before finally committing to the project. TheContinueContinue reading “Not expanding airport capacity is an essential precautionary measure”
Don’t Reopen Doncaster Airport
A guest blog by Chris Broome, a campaigner with South Yorkshire Climate Alliance There has been much excitement in the region about the prospect of reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Following negotiations, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), is set to announce a new operator imminently and commit £138 million to the venture in January. ThereContinueContinue reading “Don’t Reopen Doncaster Airport”
South Yorkshire Citizens Assembly findings fraught with delays.
A guest blog by Ci Davis One hundred people, selected as a representative cross-section of the South Yorkshire population, met between October and December 2023 as members of the South Yorkshire Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change; I was one of the members. We were asked “to consider how we might respond to climate change andContinueContinue reading “South Yorkshire Citizens Assembly findings fraught with delays.”
