Wearside Liberal Democrats

Sunderland's official opposition party - fighting to end years of Labour neglect and complacency in Sunderland

Lib Dems become Majority Oppositon
Julia Potts speaking at a doorstep in Thornhill
Paul Edgeworth speaks to a local resident in Grindon
Ciaran Morrissey at the Raich Carter mural in Hendon
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Lib Dems celebrate victory at the 2023 local election count in Sunderland

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Paul Edgeworth on Vine Place

Concern over one-way bus plans for Vine Place and Holmeside

A Sunderland councillor is expecting a huge backlash from bus passengers as Sunderland Labour's plans for changing roads through the city centre will mean that thousands of people who get off the bus at Vine Place/TK Maxx won't be able to any longer. Propposals being put forward by Sunderland Council will mean buses can only travel one-way (westbound from the Fawcett Street end) up Holmeside and Vine Place. The dozens of routes that currently drop people off at Vine Place will be diverted into Park Lane, then around past the old Civic Centre, down Burdon Road and onto Fawcett Street to continue their journeys. However, Sunderland Council hasn't made this clear when announcing their plans to change road layouts in the city. Lib Dem councillor for Grindon and Thorney Close Paul Edgeworth said: "The Council's plans for this new road layout are all well and good but whether through cock-up or conspiracy they have spectacularly failed to let people know that this proposal would mean buses can only travel westbou

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3 Mar 2022
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Winning Lib Dem candidate in Hendon, Ciaran Morrissey

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