
Fury as report recommends pay rise for Sunderland councillors
Liberal Democrat councillors on Wearside are calling on the Leader of the Council to join them in rejecting a recommendation for a pay rise for all 75 Sunderland city councillors.
Liberal Democrat councillors on Wearside are calling on the Leader of the Council to join them in rejecting a recommendation for a pay rise for all 75 Sunderland city councillors.
Opposition Liberal Democrats on Wearside are calling on Sunderland Council to remove the £25 charge for a replacement wheelie bin where it has been stolen or set on fire, after councillors secured a review of the fee imposed by the City Council.
Lib Dem councillors are celebrating victory after the city council finally agreed to prevent Bishopwearmouth cemetery being used as a through route between Chester and Hylton Roads.
A plan to improve the provision of lifesaving Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) across Sunderland has been given the backing of city councillors in a bid to save more lives.
Commenting on the publication of the Government's Integrated Rail Plan which confirms that the Government won't fund work to re-open the former Leamside railway line, Washington Liberal Democrats spokesperson Steve Donkin said:
The city of Sunderland is one of the worst hit areas in the country by the growing shortage of GPs, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.