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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Local councillors have welcomed today’s decision to agree funding for a new children’s play park near the sea front at Seaburn.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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