Main entrance to Concord Park, Shiregreen Lane showing the gates and the soon to be demolished Spring Cottages on Jacobs Lane. The soon to be park wasn't a blank canvas, as well as these cottages, there was also Hawk's Farm #Sheffield

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Russia attacked #Ukraine with nearly 500 drones and over 40 missiles, including Kinzhal missiles, last night. The attack lasted more than 12 hours. The main targets were #Kyiv and Kyiv region, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi region, Sumy region, and Odesa region.

Pushing power out of Westminster into hands of communities? U r joking. In Sheffield we took power as (diverse) communities 2 change our council. Now Clause 57 of the Bill will trash the referendum we won & top down impose the very governance system we rejected. Stop 57. www.itsoursheffield.org.uk

#SheffieldIsSuper #Sheffield A chance for a guided tour of the Abbeydale Picture House on 21 September - part of Heritage Open Days.

Oh I think 'civic settlement' is probably an accurate phrase & others in #sheffield wld agree I think - given that our change to a cttee system involved the most significant citizen & community mobilisation for local governance change ever seen in England. Itsoursheffield.co.uk I will not....

#Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper In 2021 we had the courage to vote in a Referendum to change the way the Council is run & ensure ALL 84 Councillors have a meaningful say. Now the Government intends to overturn our vote-forcing us back to the old system we rejected ! Fight this by writing to your MP!

#Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #sheffielddeservesbetter #sheffielders #sheffieldrocks #lovingsheffield #sheffielddemocracy #yorkshireis #Democracy4Sheffield #socialsheffield #outdoorcity #theoutdoorcity #shoutaboutsheff

If you want to help protect our hard won democracy then here's the link you need. It only takes 2 mins to write to your MP. #Sheffield #ItsOurCity www.itsoursheffield.co.uk

#BrightsideandHillsborough This is the way things were before 2021 Referendum when we voted to give ALL 84 Councillors a meaningful say in the way the City is run rather than just a leader/a few others. Government now intend to overturn this & force us back to a system which was a disaster for us.

#Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #sheffielddeservesbetter #sheffielders #sheffieldrocks #lovingsheffield #sheffielddemocracy #yorkshireis #Democracy4Sheffield #socialsheffield #outdoorcity #theoutdoorcity #shoutaboutsheff

The Government intends to overturn Sheffield's 2021 Referendum vote in which we decided we wanted ALL 84 Councillors to have a meaningful say in the way the City is run rather than just a leader & a handful of others. Sheffield voters-we need you to write to your MP’s about this.

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#Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper Democracy here is about to be crushed by the Government. They intend to overturn our Referendum vote & force us back to the old system where the vast majority of Councillors don't get a meaningful say in how the City is run. See itsoursheffield.co.uk to find out more.

#Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper democracy here is about to be trashed by the Government. The 2021 Referendum vote on the way the City is run is to be ripped up & we will be forced to go back to the old system we rejected. We need to try & stop this - see itsoursheffield.co.uk to find out how.

#Sheffield #sheffieldissuper decided in 2021 the way they wanted to be governed & now the Government seem determined to ignore this. Every Councillor & MP should proactively defend the decision residents made. It's Our City! are coming back and getting organised to do exactly that - see below...

The first #PostOfficeScandal inquiry report is out, contain”profoundly disturbing” findings www.computerweekly.com/news/3666271...

In Sheffield we elect 84 councillors to represent us in local decision making but under a "Strong leader" model only 10 will make all the decisions. leaving a large chuck of the electorate unrepresented.

Is it time to dust off the "It's Our City" badge? In May 2021 the 3/4 of Sheffield voters told the council to stuff their "strong leader" and for democracy, transparency and accountability. Now Labour want to stick two fingers up at the people of Sheffield and return to the past.

Absolutely this ⬆️ Sheffield will not go back to a system that failed the city so very badly. Not without a fight

Sheffield Council is "most improved" in the UK? Maybe but only because it was so very, very bad. A few years ago the authoritarian council was at war with the city's residents over the illegal felling of half the city's street trees. The council lied to the public, the police and to the courts.

Here’s a reflective mash-up of “White Cliffs of Dover” & “Over the Rainbow” we made about VE Day and where we’re at 80 years on. Dedicated to Great Grandad (DFC as an RAF pilot, 619 Squadron, Lancasters) - his favourite saying was "the price of freedom is eternal vigilance." youtu.be/xAZBpukSc2M

I think the thing I find most worrying about this is there are schools across Sheffield that would love access to this green space yet this school seems set on destroying it. Thanks to @rolandseb.bsky.social and @thestar.co.uk for doing this piece. www.thestar.co.uk/news/politic...

It’s time for Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden to call Trump out youtu.be/NCYqiZ-RhKw?... Trump is staging a coup in the USA and the last four living presidents are doing nothing to save the country they served. Why is that? When will they act to save their country?

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.com

Putin is a dictator. Zelensky is not. Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine. After kidnapping, murdering, and raping hundreds of thousands of innocent people in this senseless war, rewarding Putin & Russia would be both a betrayal of humanity & a green light for more aggression. youtu.be/IJ--Z5vBbro?...

Following on from my earlier repost - very important news concerning Sheffield's green belt www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/ne... @sheffcitynigel.bsky.social #Sheffield #sheffieldissuper

@sheffcitynigel.bsky.social #Sheffield #sheffieldissuper and all others interested in Sheffield's green belt... it's worth reading this and all the comments.

Trump could have pushed for an end to the war in Ukraine without becoming actively hostile to Ukraine. Instead, he has imbibed Putin’s lies. Have written about the emergence of a new US/Russia axis, where it comes from and the staggering implications for Europe. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

Walkley monument to democracy in Sheffield threatened with demolition. Its humble appearance belies the grand scheme it stands for: votes for working men. This unique historic building is now threatened with demolition. Read the full story and oppose the plan at www.hhbs.org.uk/2025/02/14/w...

Have written about JD Vance’s Munich speech. In what may prove to be the biggest week for European security since 1991, it’s time Europe listened to what Trump and his Vice President are telling us. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

I saw this yesterday. Really very moving. A glimpse into the world of those who don't perceive the world the same way as most. Everyone should see Tiny Fragments of Beautiful Light whether you are affected by neuro divergence or not. The Sheffield University Drama studio puts on some great plays

On LBC this morning, I spoke about why we should be far more worried the power Elon Musk is accruing, especially in light of his Open AI moves. The normalisation of his actions and activity by quite a bit of the US and even UK media is a big part of the problem. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGnt...

Monbiot: 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

New blog post: Success for Peachzz in global street art awards streetartsheffield.com/blog/success... #Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #mural #SheffieldStreetArt @streetartcities.bsky.social @peachzz.bsky.social

BREAKING NEWS //Angela Rayner has granted permission to demolish M&S Oxford St, overturning a decision by the previous Secretary of State. The chance to set a vision for a more sustainable and creative Britain that reuses its built-heritage, has been squandered. Green growth? Not on this evidence.

Four years of hard evening & weekend work. But absolutely worth it. 301 new street trees funded & coordinated in Sheffield, most on streets without street trees previously. 🌳 More to come... youtu.be/m5VAZWai020?...

Here is my round-up of the final phase (7) of the #PostOfficeScandal public inquiry #PostOfficeInquiry www.computerweekly.com/news/3666159...

#Sheffield #sheffieldissuper #Christmas #charity