Council bosses in Sunderland have rejected a bid by opposition Lib Dems to hold an emergency vote of councillors on repairing the reputational damage caused to the city after people fell ill after the World Triathlon Series at Roker.
Opposition Lib Dem councillors are calling for an emergency meeting of Sunderland Council to get to the bottom of the Triathlon sewage scandal – and to confirm whether or not the city’s beaches are safe to swim in.
A staggering 72% of burglaries went unsolved in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland in the 2022/2023 financial year - an average of 13 reported burglaries a day, new analysis has revealed.
Opposition councillors have called for Sunderland City Council to show some national pride and fly the England flag outside the authority’s City Hall offices during the Women’s World Cup.
Local councillors on Wearside have welcomed the decision by transport chiefs this week to allocate funding to upgrade to the Chester Road / Springwell Road / Holborn Road junction in Sunderland.
The public have no appetite whatsoever to pay for and be governed by a new North East Mayor - a politician that nobody asked for, say Wearside Lib Dems
