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.
Labour's pig-headed and short-sighted decision to raise parking charges in Sunderland city centre is nothing more than pure greed from fat cat Council bosses, say Lib Dems
Lib Dem councillors in Sunderland have slammed Council bosses for their plans to increase parking charges and axe the popular ‘Free after 3pm’ parking scheme in the city centre.
Council bosses in Sunderland have rejected a bid by opposition Lib Dems to hold an emergency vote of councillors on repairing the reputational damage caused to the city after people fell ill after the World Triathlon Series at Roker.
Opposition Lib Dem councillors are calling for an emergency meeting of Sunderland Council to get to the bottom of the Triathlon sewage scandal – and to confirm whether or not the city’s beaches are safe to swim in.
A staggering 72% of burglaries went unsolved in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland in the 2022/2023 financial year - an average of 13 reported burglaries a day, new analysis has revealed.
