Local councillors have welcomed new government funding which could see an upgrade to the Chester Road / Springwell Road / Holborn Road junction in Sunderland.
Commenting on the announcement of plans by production company Fulwell 73 for a major film and television studios development on the banks of the Wear around the Northern Spire bridge, local Lib Dem councillor for Pallion Martin Haswell said:
Liberal Democrats on Wearside have expressed their disappointment after a Government Culture Minister failed to intervene to save the National Glass Centre as an attraction in its own right.
Wearside Liberal Democrats have announced that three city councillors will contest Sunderland constituencies at the next General Election.
Commenting on Barnes councillor Helen Greener leaving the Conservative Group on Sunderland City Council to sit as an independent, Lib Dem leader Niall Hodson said:
Commenting on the decision to close the National Glass Centre as a standalone attraction, Lib Dem councillor for Doxford Heather Fagan said:
