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Chery Hall said there had been very little time for residents to ask questions and compared the green belt housing plans to Sheffield's street tree scandal.

Surprise green belt housing plans 'another street tree scandal'

Coun Terry Fox, former leader of Sheffield City Council and a member of the finance and performance policy committee. Picture: Sheffield Council webcast

Ex-council leader condemns “back-slapping” by main parties over budget decision

Coun Terry Fox, former leader of Sheffield City Council and a member of the finance and performance policy committee. Picture: Sheffield Council webcast

Row over council changes to recruitment of top officers on £100,000

Sheffield City Council Green Party councillor Martin Phipps, who represents City ward, and is a member of the finance and performance policy committee. Picture: Sheffield Greens

Land to be sold off for housing development despite objections

Coun Terry Fox, former leader of Sheffield City Council and a member of the finance and performance policy committee. Picture: Sheffield Council webcast

Council budget overspend increases by £800,000 to £34.8m

Sheffield City Council Green Party leader Coun Douglas Johnson, pictured at the May 2024 city council election count. Picture: LDRS

Sheffield Green leader says key changes have improved city council democracy

Sheffield Tree Action Group, is protesting at proposed tree felling to make way for a huge university building on Upper Hanover Street.

£86m university 'super-lab' hits trouble over plan to fell trees

Sheffield City Council Labour Party candidates and supporters celebrating their wins in the May 2024 council elections. The count was held at the English Institute of Sport in Attercliffe. Picture: Julia Armstrong, LDRS

Labour move ahead in elections but Independent scores a surprise victory

Labour will be keen to retain their seat in the Manor Castle ward in the Sheffield City Council elections on May 2, 2024. Image: Sheffield Council electoral wards map

Council elections: Will Labour be lords of Manor Castle ward on May 2?

Protesters were opposed to the hugely controversial street tree-felling programme by Sheffield City Council

Sunak says councils must consult with communities before trees are felled

Members of Sheffield City Council watch on screens as chair of the independent inquiry into the city street trees scandal, Sir Mark Lowcock, addresses an extraordinary council meeting to discuss the report's findings. Picture: Julia Armstrong, LDRS

Council faces major challenges in transforming decision making

Sheffield South East MP Clive Betts is opposing a proposed travellers and industrial site off Eckington Way, Beighton being included in Sheffield City Council's draft local plan

MP calls for protesters against Eckington Way travellers’ site to take action

Coun Shaffaq Mohammed, leader of Liberal Democrats on Sheffield City Council, made accusations that Labour councillors were "bullied and harassed" by people linked to the party over their opposition to a travellers' site in Eckington Way, Crystal Peaks. Picture: LibDems

LibDems make ‘bullying’ allegations against Labour after councillors quit

Former Sheffield City Council leader Coun Terry Fox is one of seven Labour councillors who have quit the party over their opposition to a new travellers' site near Crystal Peaks. Picture: LDRS

Green leader hits out at rebel Labour councillors and party over resignations

Sheffield City Council leader Coun Tom Hunt has responded to the news that seven long-standing Labour councilors have quit Labour to stand as independents. Picture: LDRS

Council Labour leader says news that councillors have quit is “disappointing”

Former Sheffield City Council leader Coun Terry Fox, speaking at the launch of the Labour Party manifesto for the city council elections in May - his resignation as leader was announced on the day of the election count. Picture: Labour Party

Labour councillors quit to stand as independents

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

The seven Sheffield councillors suspended by Labour for defying the whip on landmark local plan vote.

Ban left ‘nasty taste in the mouth’ say seven suspended Labour councillors

Seven councillors have been suspended by the Labour Party for voting against the whip in a full council meeting.

Seven Labour councillors suspended over local plan vote

Sheffield Council full council meeting in the Town Hall. Sheffield Council finally approved its long-awaited local plan in a full council meeting yesterday, September 6, following years of delays.

Council approves long-awaited local plan in heated Town Hall meeting

Community groups can now apply to rehome Sheffield Council’s shipping containers used in the failed Fargate complex.

Council opens bidding for shipping containers from failed Fargate saga

Sheffield Council is spending more than £1 million making amends following the tree felling scandal. Picture Scott Merrylees

Council spends more than £1 million apologising for tree scandal

Labour's new leadership team: from left, new council leader Coun Tom Hunt, new deputy council leader Coun Fran Belbin and Labour group co-deputy leader Coun Ben Miskell, with finance committee chair Coun Zahira Naz, and education, children and families committee chair Coun Dawn Dale

New council leader focusing on cost-of-living crisis, transport and climate

Banner Cross postmaster Nasar Raoof has called for assurances that Sheffield City Council will not go ahead with road changes on Ecclesall Road that would mean customers could no longer park outside

Businessman worried over chance of council U-turn on red line routes plan

Labour’s national high command forced out leader Terry Fox and put the local party into ‘special measures’.

Council parties in post-election talks on power sharing

Sheffield street tree protesters gathering outside Sheffield Town Hall following the publication of the Lowcock Report

Street tree inquiry chair to speak at council meeting to discuss findings

The news that Sheffield Labour had been subject to measures from the party central office including the departure of council leader Coun Terry Fox overshadowed last Friday's city council election count

Labour pledge to win back people’s trust following council leader’s departure

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

Analysis: Council uncertainty over way forward

The first Sheffield City Council election result declared by returning officer Kate Josephs was a win by Coun Denise Fox in Birley ward - she is the partner of ousted council leader Coun Terry Fox

Ousting of Labour leader overshadows election results

Councillor Terry Fox has responded to the news that Labour plans to force him out as leader of Sheffield Council.

Terry Fox responds to Labour plans to force him out of leadership

The results are in for the local elections following a fairly uneventful count that saw just two changes and Sheffield Council enter its third year in no overall control.

Who won in your ward: full list of Sheffield election results 2023

Labour is forcing the leader of Sheffield Council Terry Fox to step down following a series of failures including the street tree scandal and the Fargate shipping containers fiasco.

Labour to force out council leader Terry Fox following trees scandal

Sheffield Council has set a date to address the shocking findings of the tree felling inquiry following pressure from campaigners.

Councillors schedule special meeting for long-awaited response to tree inquiry

Voters have until 5pm on April 25 to register for a voter identification certificate to take part in the upcoming local elections.

Sheffield elections: last chance to get a voter identification certificate

Emily Wilson, a Sheffield Labour local election candidate, was deselected following comments she made about the tree felling saga.

Labour local election candidate deselected

MP Louise Haigh has launched Sheffield Labour Party’s local election manifesto, pledging help with the cost-of-living crisis, job creation and investment in neighbourhoods.

MP launches Labour election manifesto with pledges on cost of living and jobs

Two tree campaigners are standing in wards represented by former heads of the street tree felling saga to send Labour a message.

Local elections: tree campaigners stand in Labour seats to send message

Tree campaigners are still pushing for Sheffield Council leaders to resign over the tree felling debacle after days of protests and a heated meeting in which they repeatedly told them to go.

Tree felling: petition calls for council leader and chair of finance to resign

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