Wearside
Metro ticket price hikes should be axed until all new trains are in service
Metro ticket price hikes of up to 9% should be delayed until people can rely on the service again.
MH
11 Jan 2024
Pallion and Ford Estate
Lib Dems working hard for Pallion, Ford, St Gabriel's, High Barnes, Hylton Lane Estate and Pennywell
Councillor Steve Donkin
Steve Donkin was elected as Liberal Democrat councillor for Pallion, Ford Estate, St Gabriels, Pennywell and Hylton Lane Estate in May 2024. Steve works all year round with Martin Haswell to campaign for a fair deal for the local area from Labour's council bosses. Outside of politics Steve works to support local charities and community groups across the city.
💻 cllr.steve.donkin@sunderland.gov.uk
☎️ 07386 698262
Councillor Martin Haswell
Martin Haswell was elected as a councillor for Pallion and Ford Estate in Febuary 2018.
Correspondence address:
✉️ 28 Felixtstowe Road, Ford, Sunderland, SR4 0BF
💻 cllr.martin.haswell@sunderland.gov.uk
☎️ 07827 990308
Local News
Wearside
Give shoppers a Christmas present by saving ‘Free After 3’ parking, Sunderland Council urged
Lib Dems are urging Sunderland Council bosses to save ‘Free After 3’ parking instead of axing it in the new year.
PE
18 Dec 2023
Wearside
Shoppers’ delight as Tesco set to make a return to Sunderland city centre
Liberal Democrat councillor for Millfield, Thornhill and the city centre Niall Hodson celebrates the news Tesco wants to open a new Express store just outside The Bridges.
NH
18 Dec 2023
Wearside
New Sunderland station an ‘uninviting let-down’ say Lib Dems
The new southern entrance to Sunderland railway station is just a huge, empty glass box with a couple of seats in, leaving people wondering what all the fuss is about, say Lib Dems
PE
8 Dec 2023
Wearside
Cinema due back in Sunderland early next year, Lib Dems reveal
Sunderland’s former Empire Cinema building, which the City Council owns, should be returning as a cinema in 2024, opposition Lib Dem councillors have revealed.
CM
5 Dec 2023
Pallion
Delight as Pallion flood protection scheme gets go-ahead
Councillors in Sunderland have welcomed a £3.625 million investment by the Environment Agency in a scheme to protect local homes in Pallion that are at repeated risk of flooding.
MH
7 Sep 2023