Local Campaigner Ben Hardie
Local Lad Ben Hardie is fighting for a fair deal for our area after years of neglect by Sunderland Labour.
Labour must now make it their top priority to make the Crown Works Studio development gets off the ground after Cain International pulled out.
Over 11,000 people in Sunderland are at risk of losing vital Personal Independence Payment support, but none of the city's MPs have signed up to a rebel amendment seeking to block the Government's changes to disability benefits.
Lib Dem councillors say approval for a battery energy storage facility next to 2 scheduled ancient monuments in Sunderland is the wrong decision – and hope it isn’t one the Council regrets.
Lib Dems have raised concerns after the publication of Sunderland Council’s plans for redevelopment of High Street West in the city centre.
Transport chiefs at Nexus have been accused of leaving people out in the cold – literally – as it is revealed that they have been making communities wait up to 15 years for new bus shelters.
Local Lib Dems have slammed Sunderland Council Leader for spending over £1,000 of taxpayers’ money on a trip to Cannes at the same time as hiking Council Tax for people living in the city.