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
Local councillors have welcomed today’s decision to agree funding for a new children’s play park near the sea front at Seaburn.
Council chiefs should prioritise bringing one of the other big cinema chains here in one form or another - a cinema must be a key part of a vibrant offer in Sunderland city centre.
Liberal Democrats on Sunderland City Council are calling for rail bosses to save the ticket office currently being built at the new Sunderland railway station from closure.
Lib Dems want an urgent re-think of parking charges at the newly-opened Riverside car park in Sunderland, arguing that current prices and no free parking after 3pm mean people just won’t use it.
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner doesn’t have an actual office and doesn’t pay any rent to the Council – despite much-hailed announcement of a new Sunderland office.
Lib Dem campaigners on Wearside have won cross-party support for their bid for the new North East Metro Mayor to be based in Sunderland to stop the city being overlooked.
Lib Dem councillors on Wearside are urging rail company bosses to urgently improve reliability of Sunderland to London train services which have been plagued by daily cancellations for months.
We desperately need guarantees that Sunderland will get a fair share of funding and actually benefit from projects coming as part of this new devolution deal, say Lib Dems.
A Sunderland councillor and anti-sewage campaigner is calling on Northumbrian Water to be overhauled following an overdue apology for sewage dumping on Seaburn and Whitburn beaches in Sunderland.
