via Sheffield Lib Dems on April 25, 2014 in News Sheffield Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto for the 2014 local elections with a campaign to save sixteen threatened libraries. Under plans agreed by Labour-run Sheffield City Council as many as sixteen community libraries could close across the city. The proposals have proved controversial for Labour leaders of the Council […]

Local taxpayers were left stunned as new figures revealed the level of funding Sheffield City Council pours into twitter, facebook and other social media accounts. Newly released figures have shown that Council staff are paid to manage a total of forty-six different social media accounts on behalf of Council departments. The figures also showed that […]

Sheffield City Council have faced fresh pressure to drop its inflation-busting rent rise as Council budget papers revealed a £10m surplus in its housing account. A budget monitoring report, agreed by the Council’s Cabinet last week, reveals that Sheffield’s Housing Revenue Account is predicted to generate a £10.2 million surplus – an unexpected £4.3 million […]

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£385,000 TRADE UNION BILL REVEALED!   Demands have grown for Sheffield City Council to publish a secret review of trade union subsides, as a freedom of information request has revealed that the Council continues to pay £385,000 a year for full time trade union officials. The figures were released today by opposition councillors who want […]

New figures have shown that ONLY ONE THIRD of council cuts in Sheffield are due to reductions in Government funding. The details outlined in the Council’s 2014/15 budget show that of the £58.4 million budget gap calculated by the Council, just 36% is due to less Government funding. The remaining £37.5 million has be attributed to […]

by Sheffield Lib Dems on March 4, 2014 in News Sheffield City Council has faced fresh pressure to stamp down on unpaid Council Tax as they set their annual budget this week. In November, opposition Liberal Democrats discovered that the Labour-run Council had run up debts of £31 million in unpaid council tax bills, some of which dated back to […]

Labour-controlled Sheffield City Council have come under renewed pressure to reduce their proposed inflation-busting 6.2% rent hike for local council tenants, after it emerged that a fellow Labour council elsewhere in the country have announced plans for a 1.5% increase. Labour-controlled Dudley Borough Council will curb council housing rent hikes, and in doing so have […]

Campaign news update COUNCIL’S £38 MILLION “SELF-INFLICTED” BLACK HOLE http://ow.ly/2E1UM3 Steve Ayris | COUNCIL’S £38 MILLION “SELF-INFLICTED” BLACK HOLE New figures have shown that only one third of council cuts in Sheffield are due to reductions in Government funding. The details outlined in the Council’s 2014/15 budget show that of the £58.4 million budget gap […]

by Sheffield Lib Dems on October 7, 2013 in News Campaigners fighting to save libraries and sports facilities have reacted angrily to news that the Council is increasing the amount it spends on food and drinks for events. New figures, obtained by opposition councillors, show that Sheffield City Council will actually increase the amount it spends on hospitality by 25% […]