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Cobnar Cottage: Fact, not fiction!

by Steve Ayris on 8 January, 2016

“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

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

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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 […]

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THE THIN END OF THE WEDGE

by Steve Ayris on 26 November, 2015

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 […]

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Consultation needs to be extended – The Star

by Steve Ayris on 19 November, 2015

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

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Bus cuts hit S8

by Steve Ayris on 18 November, 2015

Anger and confusion as services axed and route changed Hundreds of local residents have been hit by Labour’s latest round of bus cuts, which came into force on November 1st. As well as fewer services, route changes and renumbering, residents also face confusion caused by road repair work taking place in Norton. Lib Dem campaigner, […]

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Sheffield’s Parks and Urban Green Spaces Under Threat

by Steve Ayris on 18 November, 2015

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 […]

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Steve Ayris speaks out against Sheffield Labour Council’s empty Council homes scandal: “It isn’t just the scandal of over £100,000 of lost revenue but also the anguish of local people on the waiting list who can’t get a council house. Source: Empty council houses show ‘contempt for families in need’ in Sheffield – The Star

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