I am a 40 year old project manager for a healthy living centre in Foxhill. I am married with two children aged 11 and 5 and have lived in Sheffield since I was 7. I was a councillor for the Darnall ward between 1996 and 2000 and I have stood in local elections in 1994 in Hallam; in 2000 in Park and last year in Southey. I am currently the co-chair of the Sheffield Green Party.

I cycle to work every day and we reuse and recycle as much as possible. We are planning a environmentally friendly extension that will reduce our fuel use , we garden organically and shop locally for organic produce. I am a Member of Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, Centre for Alternative Technology and the Soil Association.

As I work in a community centre in the Southey ward I have a good knowledge of people's concerns. They are worried about getting around the area by a public transport that fails to serve them and costs more and more each year. They are also concerned about losing local shops, businesses and services. Also the new housing development on Foxhill has upset a lot of people as it will be inappropriate for the area. We need to ensure that the planned new homes in the rest of the ward are suitable for the current resident's needs.