“Cobnar Cottage forms part of the land comprised in this Conveyance and the Council, as trustee of the charity, must therefore comply with the restrictions on disposition contained in the Charities Act 2011.” Source: Council Cabinet Report of 17th July 2013

Read more: STAR OPINION: It’s time to talk about sell-off fears – The Star

Read more: Sheffield cottage sale is ‘attack on Graves Park’ – The Star

A petition to Sheffield City Council to stop the sale of Cobnar Cottage in Graves Park has already gathered 4000 signatures in two days after it was launched on Monday. It is likely that the petition will reach the 5000 signature mark in order to trigger a debate at full council, however with the sale […]

Local Graves Park Lib Dem Cllr. Steve Ayris plans to bring a motion to the next full meeting of the Sth. Yorks Fire & Rescue Authority calling for Jim Andrews – chair of the SYFRA – to stand down, following questionable overtime payments made to senior staff during the 2009 and 2013 fire service strikes. At […]

Councillor Steve Ayris is demanding the resignation of fire authority chairman Jim Andrews   Read more: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/now-fire-chief-faces-call-to-quit-in-secret-payments-row-1-7623627#ixzz3uOP0h3Oj    

Labour push ahead with Graves Park land sell-off Labour are pushing ahead with their controversial sell-off of a building on Graves Park land. Labour are determined to sell off Cobnar Cottage despite it being on charitable land gifted to the City by J.G. Graves. “At the moment it’s a cottage – but what will Labour want […]

The controversial sale of a dilapidated cottage on the edge of Graves Park will go ahead, after Sheffield Council was given the all-clear by charity bosses. Source: Sheffield cottage sale will proceed – The Star

Sheffield residents may or may not be aware that a consultation is currently taking place on the new Sheffield Plan. Source: Consultation needs to be extended – The Star

A number of urban green spaces have been earmarked by the council as an ‘identified opportunity site’ including another sports ground in Tinsley, after planning permission was granted to build a new school on Tinsley Recreation Ground earlier this year, Sheffield University’s Goodwin Sports Centre, a local nature reserves in Arbourthorne and Stannington and greenfield open […]