http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Sheffield Liberal Democrats en-GB Sheffield Liberal Democrats http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Sheffield Liberal Democrats 2010-03-12T03:52+00:00 United Kingdom http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000375/liberal_democrats_launch_sheffields_big_spring_clean.html Local Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council have launched Sheffield's 'Big Spring Clean'. Last year's event was a great success with over 2000 people from nearly 100 different groups and organisations joining with the Council to clean up their local neighbourhood. They cleared thousands of sacks of litter from local parks and green spaces. This year Lib Dems want the event to be even bigger and better. 2010-03-11T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000373/vote_on_driving_me_crazy_hotspots.html Sheffield's motorists can now vote on which congestion hotspots should be tackled by the Council thanks to the local Liberal Democrats 'Driving Me Crazy' scheme. Local people have nominated 27 suggestions which aim to stop Sheffield's road network driving them crazy. You can go online and vote for the scheme you want to see implemented here www.sheffield.gov.uk/drivingmecrazy 2010-03-08T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000374/get_behind_sheffields_city_of_culture_bid.html Sheffield has made the short­list for the UK City of Cul­ture 2013 title thanks to the Liberal Democrat Council putting forward a bid. The other three cities short­listed are Birm­ing­ham, Derry and Nor­wich, mean­ing that Sheffield will fly the flag for North of England. Lib Dems are now urging Sheffielders to get behind the bid so that our city becomes the 2013 UK City of Culture. You can find out more on how to help here www.sheffieldcityofculture.com. 2010-03-07T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000372/sheffield_council_tax_increase_down_to_139.html The controlling Liberal Democrat Group on Sheffield City Council has announced that they will recommend increasing Council Tax, excluding precepts, by 1.39% at the Authorities budget setting meeting on Friday 5th March. This is lower than the previously planned 1.5%. What's more Lib Dems have also announced that they have found an extra one off investment of £280,000 to help deal with some of the after effects of the Winter weather such as potholes and increased litter. 2010-03-04T11:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000371/lib_dem_recession_busting_plan_unveiled.html The controlling Liberal Democrat Group on Sheffield City Council have unveiled how their planned budget for next year will invest £3.3m to help local people and businesses suffering thanks to the recession. Cllr Colin Ross, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Member for Employment, Enterprise and Development said "Liberal Democrats know that getting the local economy back on its feet and helping local families who have been affected by the recession should be a top priority. That's why as well as proposing Sheffield's lowest ever Council Tax increase, we are prioritising a huge package of measures to help Sheffield beat the recession in the coming financial year." 2010-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000370/sheffield_feels_safer_with_the_lib_dems.html A recent Sheffield City Council survey has shown that, after less than two years in power, Liberal Democrats in Sheffield have shaken up the system for dealing with anti social behaviour in the city and local people are feeling safer. 2010-03-03T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000369/sheffields_steel_women_set_to_receive_ultimate_honour.html Liberal Democrat councillors on Sheffield City Council have proposed to honour the city's 'Women of Steel', the many women who worked in the steel industry during World War, by erecting a permanent monument in the City Centre. In a proposal to be voted on at next week's Council meeting, the majority Lib Dem Council Group have asked the Council to ensure a monument to the women's courage and hard work is placed in a prominent city centre location. 2010-02-24T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000368/broomhill_bookworms_set_for_new_bigger_library.html Local people around the Broomhill area are celebrating after the Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council confirmed they have found the investment needed to provide a new bigger library. 2010-02-23T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000367/full_steam_ahead_for_barriers_after_shock_government_backing.html Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council have revealed that East Midland Trains (EMT) plan to re-apply for consent to install ticket barriers at Sheffield Station with the backing of Government. In a letter to Lib Dem Council Leader Paul Scriven, the Director of East Midland Trains, Tim Shoveller, outlined that the Department for Transport expect ticket barriers to be installed at Sheffield Station and EMT will be re-applying for listed building consent. 2010-02-15T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000366/lib_dem_leadership_to_reject_recommended_payrise.html The Liberal Democrat Leader of Sheffield City Council and his Lib Dem Cabinet members have revealed they intend to reject an independent panel's proposal for senior councillors to receive significant pay rises. The independent panel's report, which is due to be considered at the 17th February 2010 meeting of Sheffield City Council's Cabinet, recommends a total of £66,212 a year extra for the Leader and the other nine members of the Cabinet team. 2010-02-12T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000365/lowest_ever_council_tax_increase_on_the_cards_with_local_lib_dems.html Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council have announced that they are on course to set the lowest council tax increase that Sheffield has ever seen. The planned 1.5% increase is well below inflation and would be the lowest increase on record for the second year running under the Lib Dems. In the past Sheffield had seen Council Tax increases as high as 10% with Labour in control of the Council. 2010-02-10T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000364/sheffield_labour_back_rent_bombshell.html Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council have hit out at Sheffield's Labour Councillors, who voted against asking the Labour Government to reduce the proposed rent increase for council tenants in 2010/11. The increase is set to cost local tenants an average of more than £100 a year extra. 2010-02-08T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000362/lib_dems_top_of_the_class_on_education.html Next week's meeting of Sheffield City Council is set to welcome the news that education standards in Sheffield are being turned around by the Liberal Democrat administration. Reducing the gap between Sheffield and the national average on pupil exam results was a key pledge of the Lib Dems when they came to power in May 2008. 2009 saw Sheffield closing the gap with the biggest improvement in GCSE results ever. 2010-02-01T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000363/call_to_safeguard_jobs_after_labour_fudge_cadbury_takeover.html A local Liberal Democrat councillor, who has the under threat Sheffield Cadbury Trebor Bassett factory in his ward, is set to take his call for the Government to stand up for local jobs to next weeks meeting of Sheffield City Council. Hillsborough Ward Liberal Democrat councillor Joe Taylor will propose that the Council writes to the Prime Minister and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson to demand that they safeguard the 700 local jobs at the factory in Owlerton, after the takeover of British firm Cadbury by the multinational food giant Kraft. 2010-01-29T00:00+00:00 http://sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/news/000361/assemblies_keeping_sheffield_spick_and_span.html Lib Dems on Sheffield City Council have revealed figures which show Community Assemblies, the seven local area boards made up of local councillors setup by the Liberal Democrats, are proving invaluable in keeping Sheffield spick and span. As a result of every Community Assembly investing in extra environmental teams, over 100 extra job requests have been tackled in just three months. 2010-01-25T00:00+00:00