In a two-round voting system, Cllr Tom Hunt (Walkley, Labour) was re-elected as the leader of Sheffield City Council. As a formality, the Liberal Democrats nominated Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed (Ecclesall) while The Green Party put Cllr Douglas Johnson (City) on the ballot paper. In the first round, the candidate with the fewest votes was eliminated and that person was Cllr Johnson. In-between the two rounds, Cllr Mohammed, jokingly, told Cllr Johnson that he had “a choice to make”, referring to the...
The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has produced more than half a dozen articles about what happened at the count and what the new makeup of the city council will mean for Sheffield for the foreseeable future. However, there are some numbers we need to talk about. At the count last Friday (May 3), it was announced that the total turnout was 31.87 per cent – later, on SheffNews (the council’s news website) it was reported that the overall local election turnout was 32.7 per cent. Last...
Sheffield City Council has halted the sale of two flagship development plots in the city centre due to a lack of proposals. The authority has taken two sites next to Pounds Park on Wellington Street off the market after trying to sell them for almost two years. It says it will now wait until a delayed food hall, hotel and office block are open before trying again. The sites were launched in August 2022 as ‘two exciting new development plots within its transformational £470m Heart of the City...
Mothin Ali had branded Israelis as 'white supremacists' after the Palestinian terror group killed 1,400 people in devastating cross border raids from Gaza on October 7, last year.
From September 2024, budding musicians across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull will benefit from access to a new regional music hub.
Here are the results in full for the Sunderland City Council elections 2024. The final tally for the night was Labour 18, Conservatives three and Lib Dems four. The turnout for Sunderland’s council elections was 30.8%. Counts take place on Friday, May 3, for the North East Mayor and Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner. BARNES Alan Bilton (Reform UK) 415 Richard Dunn (Local Conservatives) 1,019 Tim Ellis-Dale (Lib Dems) 203 Fiona Tobin (Labour and Co-operative Party) 1,191 Mark Tyers...
Police have confirmed a cordon in a Sheffield neighbourhood on Bank Holiday Monday was over a crash involving a patrol car. Worrall Road, off Greengate Lane, in High Green, was blocked by police on the afternoon of May 6. Subscribe to The Star’s newsletter for all the latest news in Sheffield delivered direct to you inbox. South Yorkshire Police has now confirmed the incident was in fact over an officer’s vehicle being involved in a collision. But no other details have been released. A...
Two Los Angeles City Council members Friday introduced a motion seeking to update the city charter to require a special election take place any time a seat is vacant with 12 months or more remaining on the term. Councilwomen Monica Rodriguez’s motion, seconded by Imelda Padilla, will be considered by the Ad Hoc Committee on […]
In an outrageous bid to grab more power — but not an ounce of added accountability — City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and her lefty allies are seeking a council veto over top-ranked mayoral hires.
Following the sad death of one of the candidates, the planned election for Radford Ward on 2 May was postponed. It has now been announced that the by-election will take place on 20 June.
Over the next two weeks Sheffield City Council will be highlighting the great work all its foster carers undertake to safeguard and look after vulnerable young people who need support. It's part of Foster Care Fortnight (FCF), spearheaded by The Fostering Network, which is an annual campaign to raise the profile of fostering and show how foster care transforms lives. This year’s theme is #FosteringMoments, and throughout the two weeks the Council is sharing the stories and experiences of some of...
According to latest data from the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Sheffield is home to a whopping 633 takeaways and sandwich shops - but how do they fare on the food hygiene rating scheme? As of May 9, one business was marked as ‘exempt’ from inspection, while 79 food businesses were marked as ‘awaiting inspection’, which may mean they were awaiting their first inspection, or that they had recently been re-inspected and the website was being updated. There is also one that we know of that has...