STAG press releases

STAG’s official press releases and other public communications

14th October 2020 – Ombudsman: Sheffield Council Not Open or Accountable Catalogue of Failures and Deception Second Damning Report from Local Government Watchdog

22nd December 2019 – Sheffield Council wanted names of tree campaigners attending police meeting to help with its future legal action

20th December 2019 – Revealed: How Sheffield Council bosses tried to downplay being ‘heavily involved’ with controversial police operation

20th December 2019 – Authorities kept offer to save 100 Sheffield street trees secret before huge police operation

18th December 2019 – Council report vindicates tree campaigners

30th October 2019 – STAG Feedback about the current SCC tree felling decision making process

19th July 2019 – Forestry Commission Investigation

15th July 2019 – Cabinet Report

19th June 2019 – Amey asking residents to water trees

28th May 2019 – Summary of STAG/Amey Joint Street Tree Investigations  (6.9MB)

22nd May 2019 – Abbeydale Park Rise

19th May 2019 – 130,000 trees to be planted across UK towns and cities

1st May 2019 – Rustlings Road tree – kerb repaired

27th March 2019 – Diseased Trees – STAG call for plan

11th February 2019 – Sheffield City Council is forced to apologise for ‘misleading’ local residents. Read the Ombudsman’s decision.

4th February 2019 – Police pay £24,300 compensation to campaigners following wrongful arrests under controversial Trades Union Law

14th January 2019 – Tree campaigners reject Council scheme

26th November 2018 – Sheffield tree campaigners receive national award

6th November 2018 – Plans announced to save the Western Road Memorial trees

1st November 2018 – Update from STAG Steering Group about the continuing meetings with Sheffield Council

24th October 2018 – STAG has not agreed a felling scheme with SCC

7th August 2018 – Tree talks will be chaired by the Bishop of Sheffield

20th July 2018 – Sheffield Council announces tree talks for August

18th July 2018 – No charges brought against tree campaigners

10th July 2018 – Court says tree protestor not guilty of threatening behaviour

25th June 2018 – Watering saplings during the heat wave 

20th June 2018 – Independent Tree Panel Costs

14th June 2018 – STAG welcomes national tree champion

8th June 2018  – Prison Sentences

3rd June 2018  – Councillors have lost control

21st May 2018 – Council seeks Imprisonment

20th May 2018 – Court Action Restarted

20th April 2018 –  Information pack for meeting between STAG and SYP

17th April 2018 – Response to SCC re talks

16th April 2018 – Talks Announcement

23rd March 2018 – Mediation Offer

26th February 2018 – Police Change Direction

2nd February 2018 – Tree Fellings On Hold

22nd January 2018 – Amey get physical

30th November 2017 – SCC stirring up division between neighbours

27th November 2017 – Private security assault protesters as Amey ramp up intimidation

9th November 2017 – STAG progress report on Negotiations with Sheffield City Council

7th November 2017 – Negotiations with SCC

3rd November 2017 – Calvin suspended sentence Siobhan dropped

5th October 2017 – City Council’s Blatant Spin about Residents’ Safety?

31st August 2017 – SCC Misleading Public Over Injunctions

18th August 2017 – STAG will not appeal the judge’s verdict

15th August 2017 – Judgement Day

10th August 2017 – Absurd claims about dangers to cyclists

26th July 2017 – First Report From Court

11th July 2017 –Was Amey eligible to bid?

28th June 2017 – Shocking Decision to Destroy Iconic Tree and Rare Butterflies

23rd June 2017 – Strange Coincidence or Election Manipulation?

19th June 2017 – Amey Fail to Disclose Conviction

18th May 2017 – STAG Street Tree Manifesto for General Election Launched

May 2017 – STAG Street Tree Manifesto for Parliamentary Candidates

17th April 2017 – Council Chooses Confrontation with Communities

6th April 2017 – Straight Talking Needed in Street Tree Debate

April 2017 – Plight of Sheffield’s Health Street Trees Attracts International Visitors on 3rd and 4th April

31st March 2017 – Denial of Democracy

24th March 2017 – Tree Campaigners Accuse City Council of Fake Statistics

March 2017 – Residents Refuse Oversail Permission