Zero Option 3 October 2016 Sheffield City Council’s Licensing Committee looked a little scared last month, as dozens of people trooped in to oppose an application to…
Wake up and smell the methane 2 September 2016 Sheffield is in the middle of a massive area licensed for fracking. Barnsley Council admits meeting secretly with Cuadrilla, the drilling…
NHS SOS 31 July 2016 Last month I awoke in hospital, dazed and staring at a calendar which seemed to show 1 April. But this was no joke. I'd crashed off my…
100 not out 1 July 2016 “Now then?” This familiar greeting is all it takes to get into a cheerful chat with a stranger at any bus stop in Sheffield. Our city…
Euro-Pap 31 May 2016 I can't get very excited about the EU. It's not through loyalty to this island nation, but rather because fencing off one area of the world…
The Vegans Are Coming 3 May 2016 I must admit to being vegan and a bit embarrassed about it. I made the decision to avoid meat, eggs and dairy products years ago, but also…
Freedom of the press-gang 31 March 2016 “Arguing that you don’t care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is like saying you don’t care about freedom of speech because…
Harpham's Battle Rages On 28 February 2016 Last month Harry Harpham, Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, died. He had served in Sheffield City Council and became an…
Wheels on the Ground 30 January 2016 Sheffield is an 'outdoor city', the City Council insisted in a recent report. But in the past, walking, cycling and kids 'playing out' was…
Get Active 27 December 2015 2016 starts with a multi-headed dragon of catastrophes facing us - climate chaos, economic slump, war and terrorism. You name it. Ordinary…
