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Local campaigners will present their petition at Sheffield Town Hall this Thursday (21st Mar, 12:30) having collected over 10,000 signatures. Local Liberal Democrats have worked with community activists to collect signatures for the campaign. Campaigners hope to force a debate at the April meeting of Sheffield’s Full Council. Sheffield’s Labour councillors voted through a closure [...]

It has been revealed that a petition which calls on Labour run Sheffield City Council to withdraw their plans to close half of Sheffield’s 27 libraries has gained more than 6,500 names so far. The milestone comes after it was revealed that Labour councillors have agreed to splash out up to £3,000 of taxpayer’s money [...]

Sheffield’s Liberal Democrats have revealed that over 2,500 people have signed their petition which calls on the Labour run City Council to withdraw their plans to close half of Sheffield’s 27 libraries. Today the campaign was backed by Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam and Deputy Prime Minister. Sheffield’s Labour councillors have proposed to [...]

Today Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat Sheffield Hallam MP, has urged Labour controlled Sheffield City Council to cut back on wasteful spending instead of placing local libraries under threat of closure.   Despite planning to spend £2.2m on refurbishing Town Hall meeting rooms, the Labour Council have warned of possible library closures and launched a consultation [...]