Candidate for Richmond

I live on Penthorpe Close in Intake and work as an administrator at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. I stood as a Green Party candidate in the council elections in 2002 and 2003 in Intake ward and in 2004, 2006 and 2007 in the new ward of Richmond. I am the Election Agent and Secretary for Sheffield Green Party. I am also the Co-Ordinator of the Yorkshire & the Humber Green Party.

I was pleased to be involved in the successful campaign to protect Gleadless Common, part of the old Intake ward. Those campaigners have needed to continue their work to monitor the excesses of the developers of the new housing estate. Local people know what is best for their communities and I support independent community organisations who seek to improve our neighbourhoods. In too many cases decisions on local projects and funding ignore the views of local people in favour of big business and the developers who have too much power.

Our local communities are under threat and I support the "Living Streets" campaign for residential areas where residents can reach a post office, chemist, bank and a food shop within a 15 minute walk of where they live. The Green council group are working hard in this area. They have just achieved the successful inclusion of funding for 10 extra pedestrian crossings in the council budget for 2008/9.