Shaffaq Mohammed

Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United grounds. The leader of Sheffield Liberal Democrats raised concern about sexism at football matches after fans made comments about his daughter.

United and Wednesday respond to concerns about sexism at football matches

Coun Shaffaq Mohammed, leader of Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council, asked whether spending £300k each on buying new homes in Hackenthorpe for use as social housing is value for money.Picture: Sheffield LibDems

New council house £300k cost questioned over value for money

The Liberal Democrats have urged Sheffield Council to ensure there are no savings left outstanding by the end of this financial year as they fear bankruptcy.

Lib Dems call for more ‘relentless’ budget following Birmingham bankruptcy

Miriam Cates has praised the government for weakening its commitments on key green policies.

Miriam Cates ‘warmly welcomes’ government U-turn on green commitments

Councillor Douglas Johnson, leader of Sheffield Green Party, and Shaffaq Mohammed, leader of Sheffield Lib Dems, have criticised the government for weakening key green commitments this week.

Councillors criticise ‘desperate and dangerous’ government's green U-turn

From left to right: Peter Whiteley, Shaffaq Mohammed, Martin McKervey and Martin Smith

Pennine Five bringing new ‘vibrancy’ and ‘energy’ to Sheffield City Centre

Left: Councillor Douglas Johnson, leader of Sheffield Green Party. Right: Councillor Shaffaq Mohammed, leader of Sheffield Liberal Democrats. Green and Liberal Democrat councillors voiced their ‘disappointment’ at seven Labour councillors being suspended by the national party for defying the whip in a landmark local plan vote.

Green and Lib Dem councillors ‘disappointed’ by Labour suspensions

Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has assured none of its buildings are made with RAAC.

Sheffield Teaching Hospital releases statement on 'crumbly concrete'

Sheffield Liberal Democrat councillors have urged government to boost support for struggling families as thousands of Sheffield children are living in poverty.

Liberal Democrats urge government to boost support for struggling families

Coun Shaffaq Mohammed, Ecclesall ward councillor and LibDem leader on Sheffield City Council, alongside campaigners against a red route on Ecclesall Road, which has now been delayed. Picture: Sheffield LibDems

New red routes rethink on city roads gets mixed reaction

Steve Fisher, from Hertfordshire, received two fines for entering Sheffield's Arundel Gate bus gate despite only driving up it only once. In fact, the photos on the bill show they were taken less than a few seconds apart.

Motorist charged twice for driving through city centre bus gate once

Coun Shaffaq Mohammed. Sheffield Liberal Democrats have put forward a motion calling on the council to put an extra £600,000 into cost of living support.

Cost of Living crisis: Liberal Democrats call for £600,000 boost to support

The Liberal Democrats have challenged Labour for leadership of Sheffield Council following another election resulting in no overall control.

Liberal Democrats battle Labour for leader of the council

Media coverage of the Sheffield City Council election count at the English Institute of Sport

Analysis: Council uncertainty over way forward

Sheffield Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have come under fire for failing to attend a climate and nature hustings which was part of the Festival of Debate.

Sheffield Tories and Lib Dems slammed for skipping climate hustings

Three councillors were forced to apologise for posting ‘misleading’ election leaflets in a hotly contested seat, just weeks before polling day.

Row over Liberal Democrats ‘misleading’ election leaflets in marginal ward

Sheffield Liberal Democrats kicked off their local election campaign with a manifesto promising support to businesses, more money and power for communities and tax exemptions for foster carers.

Liberal Democrats launch manifesto pledging to ‘get Sheffield back on track’

Sheffield Liberal Democrats has selected its leader councillor Shaffaq Mohammed to contest Hallam at the next general election.

Liberal Democrat leader chosen to ‘win back’ Hallam at general election

Sheffield City Council LibDem group leader Coun Shaffaq Mohammed, right, with street tree protesters in Endcliffe Park. He has now called for two leading Labour councillors to go over a highly critical report on the street trees issue

Call for leading Labour councillors to go over street tree report

A councillor sounded the alarm to highway services when she spotted a tree blown over into the street by Storm Otto, hours after a man was taken to hospital after being struck by another tree.

Emergency as Storm Otto tears down trees and sends man to hospital

Sheffield Council voted to scrap its Fargate Container Park following a series of failures it dubbed ‘not our finest hour’, now it is destined for storage until community groups come forward to make use of them.

What went wrong with Sheffield’s Container Park and what happens now

These images were taken on August 5 when the first stages of the Container Park were lowered into place. Now, less than five months later, Sheffield City Council has voted to pull it all down again.

Council votes to put Container Park project in storage

A high number of Sheffield Council homes remaining empty because of a backlog of repairs and maintenance is costing the authority a predicted £4.4m this year in lost rents and council tax

Concerns over £4.4m cost of empty council homes

Emergency services at the scene.

Three people were taken to hospital after crash near major Sheffield tram route

Emergency crews at the scene.

Two people involved in road crash near major Sheffield tram route

Councillors Alan Hooper and Councillor Vickie Priestley with the Grinch.

Council throws Christmas party for residents hit by major incident

Sheffield Council’s leader estimated the total loss in business rates from John Lewis leaving the huge shop in Barker’s Pool was £882,000.

Council lost ‘shocking’ £882,000 in business rates from John Lewis closure

The Container Park attraction at the top of Fargate in Sheffield city centre. A licensing application for a new shipping container complex, located off Arundel Gate and opening until 1.30am at weekends, has been submitted to Sheffield Council

New shipping container complex planned for city centre, serving alcohol till 1am

Sheffield Lord Mayor Sioned-Mair Richards and Oleksandr Symchyshyn, mayor of Khmelnytskyi, signing the official twinning of their two cities in Sheffield Town Hall

‘We will win’: Ukrainian mayor’s powerful speech on Russia war ahead of twinning

Councillor Shaffaq Mohammed, leader of Sheffield Liberal Democrats, outside the council's Moorfoot offices.

Budget: ‘Crack on’ with leaving Moorfoot, say Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrat councillor Richard Williams outside Woodbourn Road Football Hub in Sheffield, which is getting a £2m upgrade and being renamed The Gordon Banks Stadium

City football hub to get 7 new pitches in £2m 'world class' upgrade

Sheffield Council has allocated funding to save a bus service between Sheffield and Rotherham using money linked to IKEA’s superstore.

Key bus service saved by IKEA superstore money

A leading Sheffield politician who was awarded an order of the British empire for his service paid a tearful tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death.

‘There are tears in our eyes’: top politician pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth

Sheffield Council is planning to reject a cut of up to 20 percent to its support for local events such as Tramlines and Doc Fest as it battles to balance its budget.

Council to reject 20 per cent cut to support for major events

Sheffield Council’s overspend has increased by more than another million pounds as it faces huge cuts to avoid collapse.

Budget: Council’s overspend increases by another million pounds

John Lewis, formerly Cole Brothers, in Barker's Pool, Sheffield city centre.

John Lewis: council takes no action on controversial listing

Sheffield Council chamber at the Town Hall in the city centre.

Council calls special meeting to discuss controversial John Lewis listing

Sheffield Liberal Democrats have called for a review following the listing of the John Lewis building which they worry will impact taxpayers.

John Lewis: Liberal Democrats call for review of Grade II listing

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