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Sunderland councillor pay rise a ‘slap in the face’ for Council Tax payers
Opposition Lib Dems in Sunderland have reacted with fury to a decision to agree a taxpayer-funded pay rise for councillors on Wearside.
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Sunderland Glassworks announcement “a downgrade we are being asked to applaud”
Announcement is a downgrade after Labour's failure to save the National Glass Centre
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Labour urged to rule out new year Metro ticket price hikes to fund Gateshead flyover repairs
Lib Dems want a guarantee that Metro passengers in Sunderland won’t be forced to foot the bill for Gateshead flyover repair and replacement.
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Hastings Hill TV screen condemned as Christmas gift no-one asked for
Councillors criticise Sunderland Labour’s new giant advertising screen on the Hastings Hill roundabout on Chester Road as an eyesore and a road safety risk.
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Metro suspension: Mayor needs to get a grip & get this sorted in days, not weeks
Labour bosses need to get a grip and solve their unsafe Gateshead flyover problem in days, say local Lib Dems.
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New Metro entering service: Labour should hang heads in shame and apologise to people of Sunderland
Lib Dem councillors are calling on transport bosses to apologise for the huge delay in new Metro trains entering service - and to rule out new year ticket price hikes until are new trains are running.
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Anger as Government refuses to intervene to force LNER to continue direct Sunderland to London services
Government Transport ministers have refused to step-in to force publicly-run LNER to continue to provide direct trains between Sunderland and London beyond December, prompting anger from city…
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Call for Police to take action following spate of break-ins on Pallion high street.
Liberal Democrat councillors for Pallion & Ford in Sunderland have called for a Police action plan following a spate of break-ins to shops on Saint Lukes Terrace in Pallion and other nearby shopping…
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Doxford Park and Tunstall
Doxford and Tunstall Councillor Paul Gibson Paul Gibson is an accountant who spent decades teaching at secondary schools in the city before becoming a councillor. Paul was elected as a…
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City Centre, Hendon & Millfield
City Centre, Hendon & Millfield Ciaran Morrisey Ciaran Morrisey works as a commercial underwriter and lives locally in SR2. Ciaran was the councillor for the area from 2021 to 2024 and…