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...
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.
It’s one of Sheffield’s most famous roads, stretching from the outskirts of the city centre to Manor Top. City Road, which was originally called Intake Road, is home to Sheffield’s largest cemetery. These photos show how the road has changed over the course of nearly 150 years, from the latter half of the 19th century right up to the 1990s, when it was dug up to create the new Supertram network. Old shops and pubs, along with a lost cinema, are pictured in this nostalgic look back at 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...
The City of Amarillo City Council is hosting its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, May 14, at City Hall, which is expected to include discussions on repairs and ADA compliance updates to public parks and a presentation of Vision 2045, an update to the 2010 Amarillo Comprehensive plan.
From September 2024, budding musicians across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull will benefit from access to a new regional music hub.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will accuse Labour opposite number Rachel Reeves of planning tax hikes to cover spending pledges.
Many Los Angeles residents will see their sewer fees double over the next four years, with the City Council approving the increases Tuesday over the objections of business groups concerned that landlords will be disproportionately affected. The council voted 11 to 4 for the rate hikes, with Councilmembers Monica Rodriguez, Kevin de León, Imelda Padilla and Heather Hutt dissenting. The increases are needed to fund the rising cost of construction and materials, officials with the Bureau of...
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A community saved a local park, and the City is now looking to improve it. The City of Emporia was trying to sell the park for a housing development. People in the community started a petition to save the park, which collected more than 800 signatures, with only 462 needed. The city []
Hyde Park Road, Brudenell Grove and Woodsley Road are all featured in this gallery of memories highlighting the sights and sounds of LS6 during the decade. Many of the streets in focus now have no name having been demolished as part of slum clearance plans for the area. The images are a mix from West Yorkshire Archive Service and photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. READ MORE: 43 closed Leeds pubs which will stir fond memories for drinkers LOVE LEEDS?...
Twelve new members were introduced to the annual meeting, chaired by incoming Lord Mayor Coun Jayne Dunn, yesterday, May 15. All were announced by members of their own party, apart from new Darnall Independent member Coun Qais Al-Ahdal, who was presented by Green Party member Coun Maroof Raouf. The others are: Rebecca Atkinson, Liberal Democrat, Dore and Totley ward; Rob Bannister, Labour, Graves Park; Nikki Belfield, Labour and Co-operative, Firth Park; Elle Dodd, Labour and Co-operative, Manor...
Sir Keir Starmer urged the Prime Minister to call an election “as quickly as possible” as he welcomed Labour’s newest MP to Parliament.