Greens Welcome Support for local Economy

13th April 2007

The Green Party has welcomed the Council's bid to the Government's Local Enterprise Growth Initiative, which aims to improve local communities by revitalising their economies. But they warn that businesses are under threat from too many residential developments and that local people need to be given a say in the scheme. Sheffield's bid to Local Enterprise Growth Initiative is called "Generation Enterprise"

Green Councillor Bernard Little said, " 'Generation Enterprise' is an excellent move towards stimulating and sustaining local business and enterprise in the deprived parts of the city. Raising the aspirations of young people is particularly important.

"However there are concerns. Growing business are threatened by the lack of new business space because there is so much money to be made in building residential developments instead. While 'Generation Enterprise' will create some units in neighbourhood centres, business spaces across the city need to be supported in the long term through strong planning regulation.

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