Councillor Ben Miskell

We’re cracking down on private car operators in Sheffield. If they don’t follow the rules then we will fine and shut them down.

And the Labour Government is bringing in tough new standards to clean up the industry

As a city, we’re focused on tackling congestion and keeping Sheffield moving. Deep in the Town Hall, our control room helps speed up your journey—whether you’re heading to school, work, the shops, a hospital appointment or a night out app.thestar.co.uk/story/inside...

Sheffield set to become UK's biggest city to trial new zebra crossings, hoping to boost active travel and cut road deaths The new crossings are a hundred times cheaper than traditional zebras, but are not currently recommended by the Department for Transport.

Sheffield will be the UK’s biggest city to trial side-road zebra crossings — simple, low-cost changes to make streets safer. We’re already leading Yorkshire on School Streets. This is the next step.

Thanks @maxsullivan.bsky.social for the inspiration

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Calls to clean up England’s ‘toxic air’ as GP visits for asthma attacks rise 45% Exclusive: Doctors say clean air zones need expanding, after 45,458 visits in first half of this year – up from 31,376 last year

We’re making a real difference in Sheffield—especially for the most vulnerable—by improving air quality. Since introducing our Clean Air Zone (which doesn’t charge private cars), pollution has dropped & more people and businesses are switching to cleaner vehicles www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Kapital – Sheffield’s largest ever beer hall and restaurant is now open, delivered by local independent Two Thirds Beer Co. Another fantastic addition to our transforming city centre – with rising footfall and a real buzz in the air this summer www.sheffield.gov.uk/news/2025/ka...

🌍 This week we welcomed the council-backed Sheffield Energy Hub to Cambridge Street — a one-stop shop helping people cut bills, tackle climate change & explore retrofit and renewable energy

Open Mon–Fri, 10–4 — a whole community effort www.sheffield.gov.uk/news/2025/fo...

. @kelhampride.bsky.social has been a huge success this year, bringing thousands of people into our city to celebrate love, inclusion, and our incredible LGBT+ community. Brilliant to enjoy it alongside @oliviablakemp.bsky.social and some of our fantastic city councillors

Great to visit our Urban Traffic Control Centre team in the Town Hall — the nerve centre keeping Sheffield moving.

Congestion could cost the UK £21bn a year by 2030. Tackling it is all part of our plan for quicker public transport, fewer delays and a better-connected city

Today is #CleanAirDay 🌬️ Great to join Ballifield Primary School pupils and hear about their brilliant work raising awareness of why clean air matters. Also enjoyed seeing Smokey Joe in action at one of our brilliant assemblies, bringing clean air history to life

🐾 Dogs like Gem deserve clean rivers — and so do we.

Labour’s new Water Act is now in force, banning exec bonuses at water firms like Yorkshire Water when they pollute our rivers or break the law.

A government on our side here in Sheffield, cleaning up our rivers.

🚍🚊 £1.5bn for South Yorkshire’s public transport from the Labour government — better buses, new trams, upgraded stops & a greener, joined-up network. As we prepare to take buses into public control in 2027, this is the investment we’ve waited for — with a government on our side

Great to join Cycle Sheffield’s Big Ride 2025 with Cllr Elle Dodd— a brilliant, family-friendly event. More people are cycling in our city, using new protected cycle lanes and people-friendly streets, cutting congestion and boosting health and wellbeing

Thanks for getting in touch about this. We will look into it today and get back to you shortly.

Update: It was meant to be removed in April. We are following it up today and I’ll get back to you.

Delighted that from 18 May, there’ll be 1,000 extra seats every Saturday on the Sheffield–Manchester route—on top of the 1,000 added each weekday back in December by @tpexpresstrains.bsky.social. More space, more comfort, better public transport

Absolutely and thanks for flagging it up.

You're right that there's a huge amounts of work that needs to be done to improve our streets. Take a look at our new Walking, Wheeling and Cycling Investment Plan that lays out how we will invest as a city over the next two decades: sheffieldcc.moderngov.co.uk/documents/b3...

Possibly just shows it's standard issue kit for Parkrun volunteer and with work on regeneration projects—hi-vis (and a hard hat) comes with the territory? Above all, perhaps fluorescent yellow is just my colour?

Great to join volunteers at Norfolk Heritage Junior Parkrun —set up with help from our local ward pot. It’s free, fun & great for your little ones. Research by @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social: 89% feel fitter, 73% better mentally & 84% of volunteers feel happier #loveparkrun

Investing in high quality public space works—Fargate footfall up 45.5% in a month, city centre up 3% year-on-year. We’re creating a city centre we can all be proud of. Great coverage in the Sheffield Star today

@flockyousquabs.bsky.social, that looks like Castlebeck Ave, where parents can park at Lidl if they opt not to walk or cycle, which we’re encouraging and cross with Sarah who is our excellent School Crossing Patrol warden. There’s also a push button crossing on Prince of Wales Rd just out of shot.

Just one day to go until an important set of elections across the country. There aren’t any scheduled in Sheffield this time, so our Sheffield Labour team have been out in Doncaster supporting Mayor Ross and Labour council candidates 🗳️

Great to be working with Heeley TARA, Cllr Mia Drazaic and local residents on plans to improve the Lichford Rd/Derby St green space for children and families. Fantastic to hear people’s ideas—driven by volunteer energy and possible support from the Community Infrastructure Levy

Great to welcome E.ON’e executive team to Sheffield. Their Blackburn Meadows Biomass Plant powers up to 30MW of low-carbon energy—helping firms like Forgemasters cut emissions. Sheffield’s leading on heat networks, with zonal-scale plans to cut bills and carbon

Brilliant to visit Sheffield Cycling 4 All at Hillsborough Park—a fantastic project by Disability Sheffield making Active Travel more inclusive. Big thanks to Mark for showing me the ropes on one of the trikes! Drop-in sessions run from April to October—well worth checking out!

From today, Sheffield’s Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) is in force. As we transform the city—bringing in investment, new jobs & businesses—we’re also cracking down on graffiti & anti-social behaviour. Great to join @sheffieldbid.bsky.social as their team helps clean up our city centre

Find out more: www.sheffield.gov.uk/news/2025/sh...

I’m delighted bus franchising will begin in Sheffield from 2027, after a decision by Mayor Oliver Coppard and SY leaders, including @tomhunt100.bsky.social —taking back control of fares, routes and timetables. Backed by £350m from the new govt - bringing to an end 40 years of deregulation

Putting victims first, improving road safety and making our trams and buses safer. All part of Mayor Oliver Coppard’s excellent new Police & Crime Plan we reviewed today in Barnsley, as part of South Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Panel

Another step towards safer streets for children — Sheffield’s 18th School Street launched today at Pipworth Primary with @louisehaighmp.bsky.social, @elledodd.bsky.social & @lauraformanor.bsky.social. Removing traffic, opening space for walking and cycling, and putting kids first