Ecclesall ward is popular with young professionals and their families and students. Ecclesall Road is a long-standing upmarket shopping and entertainment area. The ward is all LibDem but the Greens would like to make headway in the area. Labour are focusing on public transport and their future vision for the city. Lisa Markham, standing for Labour, said: “As a local resident I want to be part of a Labour team which listens to and supports local communities and businesses. We need to work...
Gleadless Valley is one of the few wards in Sheffield with three Green councillors. This year, it’s Cllr Alexi Dimond’s turn to try and get re-elected, and it looks like he should be winning comfortably. Cllr Dimond has been perhaps the most known council member of his group on social media posting about a wide range of (local and international) issues. He said: “It has been an immense privilege representing this ward for the past three years. I’m dedicated to continuing the good work serving...
One of the most important wards in this election is the one in Crookes and Crosspool where Labour is trying to hold the seat and the Liberal Democrats are trying to gain with the council on the line. At the moment, Labour has only two seats more than the LibDems in the town hall (31-29), and as Crookes and Crosspool is in the Sheffield Hallam constituency where Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, the leader of the LibDems, is standing at the next general election, May 2 is going to be a big test for both...
Tensions flared at the Ad Hoc Superintendent Selection Advisory Committee meeting Monday evening.
The Fort Wayne community will learn who the Allen County Democratic Party (ACDP) will choose to fill the mayoral vacancy Saturday morning following the late mayor Tom Henry’s passing last month.
Neither Cllr Tom Hunt, the leader of the council, nor Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, have to stand this year – but Cllr Douglas Johnson from the Green Party does. Cllr Johnson, the leader of his group, was able to win comfortably in 2021 and now he is aiming to do that again, keeping the City ward a Green ward. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “I’m a councillor for City ward, I was elected in 2016 and again in 2021. “I chair the council’s housing...
An incredible FA Cup run comes to an end for Coventry City - but they bowed out on a high with a gutsy display against Manchester United
Democrats Believe This Is Their Winning Strategy In 2024 Election Authored by Lawrence Wilson and Jacob Burg via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Florida Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling on April 1, upholding a 15-week abortion ban that was signed into law in 2022. The ruling paved the way for a six-week abortion ban to take effect on May 1. (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock) A second ruling on the same day allowed an initiative to amend the state...
The city of Springfield celebrated Arbor Day Friday with a tree-planting ceremony at the Washington School.
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NBC news reported under the headline "Tammy Baldwin fights to maintain appeal in rural Wisconsin amid Democratic slide." The subhead is "The senator has outrun other members of her party in rural areas before. This November, she'll have to manage being on a ballot with Donald Trump." Here's the gist of the story: Baldwin is bracing for a tough re-election race against likely Republican nominee Eric Hovde, a multimillionaire and bank owner who loaned $8 million of his own money to his campaign...
Council checked off several outstanding items at the end of a lengthy meeting Wednesday with unanimous approval of the latest consent agenda.