01/02/2004
Latest Workshop Reports Available
The presentations from the joint M1 and Sheffield Centre Clean Air Partnerships meeting held in Dec 2003 are now avaialable.
Go to quick links (top right) and scroll down to workshop reports.
12/11/2003
Up to the minute!
Sheffield City Council has now got its air quality information available on the web. Create your own graphs and output it to excel. PLEASE NOTE the site is in its infancy so please bear this in mind. Things will get better over the next few weeks and months. As many of the monitoring stations are mobile it advised that you check the station history page first to see when the site started and finish.
Sheffield Air Quality Data
05/09/2003
This Website Wins Top Award
The UK Air Quality Management journal has voted this website 1st place in the non-local authority section of its annual Air on the Internet survey. The site beat such big names as the US Env Protection Agency, the Met Office and the World Health organisation. Jack Pease, editor of AQM deacribed the site as ..small but perfectly formed, and (it) served the audience perfectly
Air Quality Management Survey
08/08/2003
ACTIONS TO DATE!
A joint meeting of the Sheffield City Centre and M1 Corridor Clean Air Partnerships took place in July. At long last actual actions are being implemented to start the process of improving the air quality in Sheffield and Rotherham. View the minutes and associated presentations to find out more!
GO TO THE QUICK LINKS (above right) and choose Minutes or Presentations (all as .pdf files)
07/08/2003
Roadside Emissions Checks Start!
South Yorkshire sees the start of roadside emissions testing, with formal random testing kicking off in Barnsley on 12th August. Doncaster area will be started on the 13th, with Sheffield on the 14th. Voluntary testing will be undertaken in Rotherham in the car park at Asda on the friday.
A programme of formal roadside checks together with voluntary checks in Asda car parks, summer shows and galas will continue until the end of September 2003. for details visit the syvet website. www.syvet.com
South Yorkshire Vehicle Emissions Testing
15/07/2003
Multi modal study decision by UK Government
A wide range of measures that will impact on travel and transport has been announced by the Government. Included in the package is widening stretches of the M1 and increasing capacity.
The details of the decision can view at the Department for Transport website.Press Release website
16/06/2003
Action Plan Available on CD
Difficulty downloading? CD copies of the Air Quality Action Plan are available on request.
Please note CD is free to Sheffield residents, uk community groups and uk educational establishments. All others will be charged £10 +vat per copy (uk and europe) or £20 (rest of the world)
email us if you require a copy
23/05/2003
FREE: Test your Cars' Emissions for FREE
South Yorkshire Vehicle Emissions Testing. Meadowhall, Sainsburys Car park 11am - 4 pm Weds 28th May 2003 Roadside Testing will be starting soon across South Yorkshire, make sure your car is legal with a free check. As part of the SYVETscheme you can have your car's emissions tested for free in the car park at Meadowhall, and if necessary free advice on putting it right . Save money, wear and tear on your car and the environment! SYVET
05/05/2003
This Site Wins Top Prize
The respected UK based journal
05/05/2003
This Site Wins Top Prize
The respected UK based journal
23/04/2003
Air Quality Action Plan Final Draft April 2003
The final Draft of the Air Quality Action Plan has been submitted to Sheffield City Council's Cabinet and to the Government (DEFRA) for their approval. TO VIEW OR DOWNLOAD A COPY HIT "ACTION PLAN" ON THE LEFT
23/04/2003
ACTION TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY GETS FUNDING
A key action contained in the action plan was to carry out roadside emission testing on all types of road vehicles within the various air quality management areas in south yorkshire. A Government grant of £300k has been awarded and the scheme launch will be on 28th May at Meadowhall in Sheffield. Go to the web site South Yorkshire Vehicle Emissions Testing
01/04/2003
STAGE 4 Air Quality Assessment Available
A copy of the the Further Review and Assessment of Air Quality (formerly known as Stage 4) for Sheffield is available to download. Stage 4 was carried out to confirm that the conclusions to declare Air Action Zones was justified, and to take account of any new information.
The document has recieved the seal of approval from Defra and the city council.
PDF document here | Text document here
15/11/2002
PARTNERSHIP MEETING 9TH DEC.
(Invitation Only)A meeting of the M1CCAP will be discussing the draft Air Quality Action Plan prior to submission to Sheffield & Rotherham Cabinets and ultimately DEFRA.
If you are a member of the Partnership and have not received an invite by 29th November, please email the address at the foot of this page
15/11/2002
Comments on Consolidated Consultation Report In!
Thanks you to all those that have commented on the air quality action report. Apologies to all those that tried to use the feedback on the site, we are trying to resolve this technical problem.
However you can email your comments through the address at the bottom of the page.
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