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100,000 trees to be planted as part of trees and woodlands strategy

Sheffield is one of the greenest and most wooded cities in Europe and the greene ...

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Statement on today's talks with STAG

Joint statement from Councillor Lewis Dagnall, Cabinet Member for Environment an ...

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Statement on Sheffield war memorial trees

Councillor Lewis Dagnall, Cabinet Member for Environment and Streetscene, said:" ...

2 people dig a hole to plant a tree

100 war memorial trees to mark First World War centenary

The first of 100 war memorial trees has been planted in Weston Park as part of t ...

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The elm tree and the butterfly

The story of the elm and the butterfly began 120 years ago, when planners of Sheffield’s affluent suburbs chose a popular ‘Huntingdon’ elm hybrid for the junction of Chelsea and Union Roads in Nether Edge.

Cabinet Member Lewis Dagnall

New cabinet member listens to views on street tree replacement

17 May 2018 The new cabinet member responsible for the environment and street s ...

Gates open up new possibilities for Parson Cross

Gates open up new possibilities for Parson Cross

Parson Cross, which has recently featured in the hit West End/Sheffield producti ...

Sheffield Town Hall

Statement from Sheffield City Council - Tree Replacement Works

23 February 2018Statement from Sheffield City Council“We welcome todays statemen ...

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Safety work on elm tree to go ahead

21 February 2018 An elm tree in Nether Edge, which is showing signs of decay, w ...

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New trees take root on Sheffield highways

10 January 2018 More than 1,200 young trees will take root along Sheffield’s st ...

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Council to replace 41 memorial trees and plant 300 more

13 December 2017     Sheffield City Council has today decided that, for the f ...

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8, 000 new trees to be planted this year in Sheffield

13 November 2017 The first trees have been planted to mark the start of  the ci ...

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Council responds to further questions on its street tree replacement programme

5 October 2017 Five years on from the start of the Streets Ahead contract and q ...

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Residents of Sheffield to decide where to plant tree memorials to honour war veterans

15 September 2017   Sheffield City Council has announced it is planting 300 me ...

Poplar sapling

Project brings rare black poplar tree back to Sheffield

21 August 2017   A project is underway to bring one of the UK’s rarest native ...

Court grants injunctions against those trespassing around tree works

15 August 2017 A High Court judge today ruled that the Council had been success ...

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Council confirms legal position on street tree replacement programme

Sheffield City Council is seeking injunctions in the High Court on July 26-28 ag ...

Independent Tree Panel work complete

10 July 2017 Following the completion of all their work, Sheffield City Council ...

Our plans for street tree replacement on Rivelin Valley Road

Tree works are commencing on Rivelin Valley Road as part of the Streets Ahead st ...

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Streets Ahead ensures street tree species diversity for years to come

3 July 2017 Sheffield streets are home to an increasingly varied street tree st ...

People planting trees

More than 8,600 trees planted by community forestry team

19 June 2017 Volunteers donated their time over the last tree planting season t ...

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Council busts further myths on its street tree replacement programme

10th April 2017 The Streets Ahead programme is all about improving the city’s r ...

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Trees breathe new life into urban green space

29 March 2017 Students from Al-Huda Academy, along with staff from the English ...

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Council releases summary of household survey data on street tree proposals

24 March 2017 At the beginning of 2017, Sheffield City Council made a series of ...

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Council sets the record straight on street trees myths

01 February 2017 Streets Ahead is today setting the record straight on a number ...

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Street trees in Sheffield: Commitment to work better with residents to get the job done

19 January 2017 Sheffield City Council is today announcing a series of commitme ...

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Major new tree planting project gets underway

13 January 2017 Around 8,000 trees are set to be planted at different sites acr ...

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Consultation extended on Sheffield's Draft Trees and Woodlands Strategy

30 November 2016 Sheffield's draft trees and woodlands strategy will help us pl ...

Rustlings Road Trees

25 November 2016 Councillor Bryan Lodge, Cabinet Member for Environment at Shef ...

Rustlings Road trees

17 November 2016 Cllr Bryan Lodge, Cabinet Member for the Environment, said,“Fo ...

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Trees and Woodlands Strategy: The big black poplar of Beaver Hill

Down in the dip on Beaver Hill Road in Handsworth, stands the towering figure of ...

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Trees and Woodlands Strategy: Woodland adventures on Wincobank Hill

Thursday 10 November 2016   Climbing to the top of Wincobank Hill in Sheffield ...

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Trees & Woodlands Strategy: Here we go round the mulberry bush

Friday 4 November   Could this black mulberry tree in Handsworth be the oldest ...

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VIDEO: Managing Sheffield's Trees and Woodlands - have your say

Sheffield is one of the greenest cities in Europe, with four trees for every per ...

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Sheffield residents invited to have their say on new trees and woodlands strategy

Friday 30 September 2016 The Iron-Man stands in Sheffield’s Bowden Houstead Woo ...

Trees oral hearing decision

27th July 2016Cllr Bryan Lodge, Cabinet Member for the Environment, said: “Once ...

Councillor Isobel Bowler (1964 – 2016)

Councillor Isobel Bowler (1964 – 2016)

15 July 2016We wanted to pay tribute to Councillor Isobel Bowler on the day of h ...

Councillor Isobel Bowler

Councillor Isobel Bowler

30 June 2016Councillor Julie Dore, Leader of Sheffield City Council, said: “All ...

Local result for the EU Referendum

A referendum was held on Thursday 23 June 2016 to decide on the below question:S ...

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Tree injunction decision

17 June 2016Cllr Bryan Lodge, Cabinet Member for the Environment, said: “We are ...

Retention of 12 trees to be explored

16 June 2016The Streets Ahead team is set to carry out further work to establish ...

Happiness blossoms for fruit tree winners

27 May 2016   It’s been a fruitful time for lucky residents who won free fruit ...

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Streets Ahead tree replacement programme resumes

16 May 2016Sheffield’s street tree replacement programme is set to resume follow ...

New Council Cabinet confirmed

We can confirm the new Cabinet:Leader Julie DoreBusiness and Economy (Deputy Lea ...

RESULT: West Ecclesfield Ward

Name of candidateParty VotesATKINSON Grace MargaretThe Conservative Party Candid ...

RESULT: Stocksbridge and Upper Don

Name of candidatePartyVotesCLARKSON JackUK Independence Party (UKIP) 2097CONDLIF ...

RESULT: Crookes & Crosspool Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesBROWNHILL Elizabeth MaryUK Independence Party (UKIP)  ...

RESULT: Nether Edge & Sharrow Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesAKTHER NasimaLabour Party 2850ALI ShahidLiberal Democ ...

RESULT: Police and Crime Commissioner

Name of CandidateDescriptionVotesALLEN David StewartEnglish Democrats –“More Pol ...

RESULT: Burngreave Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesARSHAD MobeenGreen Party 506BHANDARI AshishUK Indepen ...

RESULT: Ecclesall Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesBARNSLEY RogerConservative Party Candidate 791CHAPMAN ...

RESULT: East Ecclesfield Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesALLCROFT Adam JamesConservative Party Candidate 506AN ...

RESULT: Shiregreen & Brightside Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesCHADBOURN Deborah JaneGreen Party 275COLTON DavidCons ...

RESULT: Beighton Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesCLAYTON Shirley DianeThe Conservative Party Candidate ...

RESULT: Walkley Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesBENJAMIN Avram Misha WarrenTrade Unionist and Sociali ...

RESULT: Southey Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesANDREWS Adele PaulaUK Independence Party (UKIP) 1173B ...

RESULT: Hillsborough Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesASTON Mary PerpetuaLiberal Democrats 654BENNETT Chris ...

RESULT: Darnall Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesAL-MUHFUZ JoyduGreen Party 247ASTON KathyGreen Party  ...

RESULT: Beauchief & Greenhill Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesGLEDHILL JulieLabour Party 1818HARTLEY Catherine Sara ...

RESULTS: Stannington Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesBAKER David WaltonLiberal Democrats 2665BAKER PennyLi ...

RESULT: Mosborough Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesBARKER DavidLabour Party 1833BOMAN-FLAVELL AlexandraT ...

RESULT: Firth Park Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesABDULLAH AnisUK Independence Party (UKIP) 752BURKINSH ...

RESULT: Broomhill & Sharrow Vale Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesABBS TobyConservative Party Candidate 344ALNOUD Saleh ...

RESULT: Woodhouse Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesACTON ClareLiberal Democrats 302FARKAS Andrew GeorgeT ...

RESULT: Dore & Totley Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesAL Mohamadi FouadLabour Party 752APPLEBAUM DavidGreen ...

RESULT: Fulwood Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesALSTON SueLiberal Democrats 3388ASHE JonGreen Party 6 ...

RESULT: Birley Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesCHAPMAN Jane EllenLiberal Democrats 325COLK BradleyUK ...

RESULT: Richmond Ward

Name of candidateParty VotesBAILEY-SMITH Fiona AlisonLiberal Democrats 314BENSON ...

RESULT: Gleadless Valley Ward

Name of candidateParty VotesCLARK JamesThe Conservative Party Candidate 350CLEME ...

RESULT: Park & Arbourthorne Ward

Name of candidate PartyVotesBARKER Kristopher ConnerTrade Unionist and Socialist ...

RESULT: Graves Park Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesAUCKLAND IanLiberal Democrats 2889AUCKLAND Susan Elai ...

RESULT: Manor Castle Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesBANES LisaLabour Party 1593CARRINGTON JackYorkshire F ...

RESULT: City Ward

Name of candidatePartyVotesCHAPMAN David FrederickLiberal Democrats 116HANSON An ...

RESULT: Sheffield Brightside & Hillsborough

Name of candidatePartyVotesFURNISS GillLabour Party 14087GILLIGAN Kubo Christine ...

Trees

Free fruit trees given to council tenants

20 April 2016 A council scheme to help people eat healthy food has seen fruit t ...

Tree Injunction lifted

23 March 2016Simon Green, Executive Director for Place from Sheffield City Counc ...

Burbage

Burbage Valley tree planting – get involved!

Friday 4 March 2016 Sheffield City Council is asking people to help them with a ...

Interactive map tree planting

Interactive map shows Streets Ahead tree planting

03 March 2016 Over 3,000 street trees have been planted across Sheffield since ...

Trees

Town Hall Talks for Two Million Trees

Monday 15 February 2016 Sheffield City Council is asking members of the public ...

Council Leader urges support for plans to safeguard the future of Sheffield's Street Trees

Tuesday 2 February 2016Cllr Julie Dore, Leader of Sheffield City Council, has to ...

Sheffield Trees

Independent Tree Panel announced

Tuesday 19 January 2016 Details of the Independent Tree Panel, an impartial pan ...

Independent tree panel established

4 November 2015 An independent panel is to be set up in Sheffield to look at th ...

Tree lovers invited to Sheffield's first Highway Tree Forum

13th July 2015Anyone who cares about the trees on Sheffield’s streets can come a ...

Alexandra Sitwell

Portraits of Distinction - Call To Artists

Artists from Sheffield and beyond are invited to take part in this year’s Portraits of Distinction competition, as part ...

50,000th tree planted as woodland creation project draws to a close

Wednesday 25 March 2015 More than 50,000 trees have been planted across Sheffie ...

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Sheffield tree preserved by school children as a work of art

Wednesday 25 March 2015 A Sheffield tree has been given a new lease of life - t ...

Tree to mark 30 years of town twinning

Monday 16 February 2015 A Nicaraguan Liquidambar tree is set to be planted in S ...

Group of people planting a sapling

Tree-mendous effort to improve local area

Thursday 22 January 2015 A hardy group of people braved the wintry wind and rai ...

Sheffield's tree planting season well underway

Wednesday 17 December 2014 More trees will be planted across the city over the ...

Botanical gardens

Diseased beech tree to be replaced at Botanical Gardens

23 September 2014A large, diseased beech tree in Sheffield’s Botanical Gardens i ...

Streets Ahead - Time to Talk Trees

The Streets Ahead team are inviting all Sheffield residents, businesses and comm ...