Families will be over the moon after Sunderland Council bosses approved plans for a new nursery offer for 2 year old children at a local primary school on Thorney Close, says the estate's local Lib Dem councillor.
Lib Dem councillors have welcomed the news that the city's Pallion Shipyard could be brought back to life as film studio development. Local councillors for Pallion Martin Haswell, George Smith and Colin Nicholson met with Pallion Engineering who own the site to discuss the vision for re opening the site. The facility on the banks of the River Wear next to the Queen Alexandra Bridge was opened in 1976 and closed in 1988. Liberal Democrat councillor for Pallion Martin Haswell said: "This is fantastic news for Pallion and for Sunderland. It is really encouraging to hear that Pallion Engineering are looking to bring back the shipyard site back into use for a film use, creating new jobs and breathing life back into the mothballed site."
Responding to the publication of revised proposals for Parliamentary constituencies today (8th November) Leader of the Lib Dems on Sunderland Council Niall Hodson said:
Lib Dem councillors have hit out at Nexus bosses for treating Sunderland as second best as Metros aren't running to Sunderland today (7th November) - and are now calling on Nexus to make sure Wearside isn't cut off again on Wednesday this week.
Lib Dem councillors in Sunderland are calling for Nexus bosses to extend plans for a £2 Metro fare cap to apply to paper tickets - to avoid discriminating against people who don't use the internet or a smartphone.
Lib Dem councillors are calling on Sunderland Council bosses to commit to freezing or limiting rises in Council Tax next year - after they approved plans based on a 2.99% rise.
