A bid by Wearside Liberal Democrats to support renaming Newcastle Airport has passed its first hurdle as city councillors in Sunderland gave a plan their backing.
100% of questions submitted by councillors in Sunderland ahead of a meeting next week have been blocked by Civic Centre bosses - prompting fury from elected representatives on Wearside.
Lib Dem councillors on Wearside want the airport to be renamed to reflect the growing ambitions of Sunderland and help put the city on the international map.
Ford Estate councillor Martin Haswell and local parents are demanding Sunderland Council introduces a lollipop crossing patrol at busy junction near Highfield Academy after traffic volumes surge…
Liberal Democrats are on the up in Sunderland! At this year's local elections, we took four seats from the Labour Party, increasing our representation on the Council. There is now a team of…
A national politician has hit out at the need to stop hundreds of thousands of tonnes of sewage and waste water ending up in the sea off Seaburn and Whitburn.
Inpatient beds at the new Sunderland Eye Infirmary will fall from 22 to just 8.
The Liberal Democrat councillor candidate for Washington South, Steve Donkin, has called on Sunderland Council's bosses to "come clean" on the lack of investment in Washington's and to stop treating…
Commenting on proposals by Sunderland City Council to build a new crematorium on green space between Doxford Park, Farringdon and Gilley Law, Liberal Democrat councillor for Doxford Heather Fagan…
Thousands of people across Sunderland have been told that their bins won't be emptied at all following disruption to collections this week as a result of cold weather conditions.
