Success! Funding to replace Hastings Hill subway confirmed
Councillors in Sunderland are celebrating after a 10-year campaign to brick up the Hastings Hill subway has finally been signed off today.
PE
19 Feb 2026
Wearside Liberal Democrats
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Wearside
Step down instead of forcing through 9% Council Tax rise, Northumbria Police Commissioner told
Lib Dems in Sunderland are urging the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner to step down, stop drawing a salary and to wind-up her office instead of imposing the biggest possible Council Tax rise on local people.
HF
6 Feb 2026
Wearside
Move Parliament to Sunderland instead of spending £40 billion on 61 year Westminster refurb
Wearside Liberal Democrats are calling for Parliament to be relocated to Sunderland to save costs and put politicians in touch with the real world outside London.
SOB
6 Feb 2026
Wearside
Sunderland motorists being ripped off with over £400,000 in sneaky extra parking charges
Lib Dems accuse Council of a lack of transparency over rip off parking fees which have cost drivers over £400,000 in the last 3 years.
MH
5 Feb 2026
Wearside
Hundreds call for rethink on Sunderland 10 and 11 route changes
A petition signed by 456 residents of the Ford Estate and Pallion areas of the city are demanding a U-turn on recent changes to Stagecoach’s 10/11 bus routes which will leave local people stranded and damage footfall for shops on St Luke’s Terrace.
SD
29 Jan 2026
Wearside
Disappointment as Government refuses to step in to save National Glass Centre after campaign raised in Parliament
The Government won’t provide funding to continue running the National Glass Centre and Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art beyond June 2026, a Lib Dem question in Parliament has revealed.
PW
18 Nov 2025
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