Mayor Oliver Coppard
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Official account for the office of @SouthYorksMayor @olivercoppard.
South Yorkshire
Joined May 2018
This Christmas I want to send out a card that celebrates the best of our landscapes, landmarks and communities. But I need a design that captures us at our brilliant best, with some Christmas magic thrown in!
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If the Govt is truly committed to levelling up in the Midlands and the North, it must continue with the original plan for HS2 to operate from Euston to Birmingham and Manchester. @AndyBurnhamGM, @MayorOfWY, @SouthYorksMayor @LCRMayor & I have issued a joint statement to the PM.
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On Monday @AndyBurnham launched the Bee Network - taking back control of Greater Manchester’s buses. In SY, we’re going through the same process at record speed. Since day one, I’ve made it a priority. Because we simply must fix our broken bus network & GM has shown the way.
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This week 30k households across South Yorkshire will receive an invitation to join our Citizens' Assembly on climate change. Together, we're going to find a path to a cleaner, greener, wealthier and healthier SY. Please keep an eye out for one of our letters and apply if you can.
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People of South Yorkshire 📣 We are visiting local communities to talk about buses and we want to hear about your experience to help our campaign for a better bus deal. Join us in Sheffield, Penistone, Auckley or Thurcroft: https://t.co/6SfavrF5D0
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People of South Yorkshire 📣 We are visiting local communities to talk about buses and we want to hear about your experience to help our campaign for a better bus deal. Join us in Sheffield, Penistone, Auckley or Thurcroft: https://t.co/6SfavrF5D0
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This International Women’s Day I wanted to take a moment to recognise and celebrate the achievements of great women from here in South Yorkshire, women who made history and changed the world. 1/7
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"The fight is not over. But it should never have been a fight in the first place." Read Mayor @olivercoppard's column in the @yorkshirepost about why the upcoming inquiry into the closure of #DoncasterSheffieldAirport is vital for the future of our region. https://t.co/dnboHKAcp1
yorkshirepost.co.uk
Last week I announced an independent, public inquiry into strategic infrastructure in South Yorkshire and beyond, in response to the closure of Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Many of you will know the...
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I’m honoured to be @SouthYorksMCA new Active Travel Commissioner and I can’t wait to get stuck into the role. I feel passionate about getting more people of all ages to walk, cycle, scoot or skate and this means giving people a real, safe choice when it comes to their journeys.
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.@SouthYorksMayor has appointed the region’s new Active Travel Commissioner to work with him to make #SouthYorkshire a safer and easier place to walk and cycle. 🚶♂️🚴♂️ Find out who it is 👀⤵️
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Ed Clancy: Olympic champion named new travel commissioner for South Yorkshire. https://t.co/RViJmfC4M4
bbc.co.uk
Ed Clancy replaces Dame Sarah Storey in helping improve the regions walking and cycling networks.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning for the announcements about funding for @SheffChildrens National Centre for Child Health Technology #NCCHT and plans for the next phase of development at #SheffieldOlympicLegacyPark Read more here - https://t.co/gROGD6gamq
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.@SouthYorksMayor Oliver Coppard is ready for your questions! Got a question for Oliver? Come along to #AskOliverSY The event is straight after the South Yorkshire Transport Summit, where the future vision of transport in #SouthYorkshire will be explored 🚌🚲🚋🚄 1/2
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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, and this year’s theme is ordinary people. My grandparents - who survived - and the family we lost, were ordinary people. The people who allowed the Holocaust to happen, and killed my family, were largely ordinary people. #HMD2023
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Brilliant to explore the truly unique @YSPsculpture with @SouthYorksMayor and discuss our shared ambitions to level up culture in the North. Yorkshire does it better! 🌟
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It's always a pleasure to show guests around @YSPsculpture and my last day, and last meeting was no exception; welcoming both @olivercoppard and @MayorOfWY with #ClareLilley - just a shame about the #Weather
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Lovely to spend some time with my good friend @TracyBrabin today to talk all things culture at the @YSPsculpture. Also very pleased we were able to arrange some classic Yorkshire weather to mark our visit ☔️⛅️
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Is "levelling up" working for South Yorkshire? @southyorksmayor @olivercoppard's answer is a firm 'no'!
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Received the nicest Christmas card today @jamesmulkeen from @olivercoppard & the @SouthYorksMayor office…but I may be a little biased @Guillaum1Marmin 👏 @RightUpRStreet #DNFestivaloflight @DonMinster 🌟 @MyDoncaster @ace_thenorth
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This morning I was in Stannington with @_OliviaBlake’s team, doing welfare checks on people impacted by the ongoing gas and water problems. I heard from residents with COPD and asthma who have been without gas for a week. It’s 2 degrees today. @cadentgashelp @YorkshireWater
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