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Save the 18 & 18A buses!
Tell Stagecoach to save the 18 and 18A bus routes in Sunderland! Liberal Democrat councillors in Sunderland are calling on Stagecoach to save the 18 and 18A bus routes, which they are planning to…
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Nexus slammed as communities forced to wait up to 15 years for new bus shelters
Transport chiefs at Nexus have been accused of leaving people out in the cold – literally – as it is revealed that they have been making communities wait up to 15 years for new bus shelters.
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Sunderland Labour Council leader slammed for £1,000 taxpayer-funded ‘jolly’ to south of France at same time as hiking Council Tax
Local Lib Dems have slammed Sunderland Council Leader for spending over £1,000 of taxpayers’ money on a trip to Cannes at the same time as hiking Council Tax for people living in the city.
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Call to ditch Chester Road bus lanes as Labour admit they don’t know if it will increase traffic congestion
Lib Dem councillors in Sunderland are calling for plans for bus lanes on Chester Road to be ditched after Council bosses admitted this week that they have no idea if bus lanes would lead to more…
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Councillors demand protections for under-threat Mountain Daisy pub which is of ‘outstanding historic importance’
Lib Dem councillors in Sunderland want the Mountain Daisy – deemed to be of outstanding historic importance – to be saved from conversion, after the shock closure of the pub earlier this week.
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Labour fails to rule out Metro ticket price hikes until all new trains in service
Sunderland Council's Labour leader was asked to vote against any increases in Metro ticket prices until all new trains were in service – but failed to do so, prompting fears of fresh fare hikes.
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Sunderland councillor pay rise a ‘slap in the face’ for Council Tax payers
Opposition Lib Dems in Sunderland have reacted with fury to a decision to agree a taxpayer-funded pay rise for councillors on Wearside.
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Sunderland Glassworks announcement “a downgrade we are being asked to applaud”
Announcement is a downgrade after Labour's failure to save the National Glass Centre
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Labour urged to rule out new year Metro ticket price hikes to fund Gateshead flyover repairs
Lib Dems want a guarantee that Metro passengers in Sunderland won’t be forced to foot the bill for Gateshead flyover repair and replacement.
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Hastings Hill TV screen condemned as Christmas gift no-one asked for
Councillors criticise Sunderland Labour’s new giant advertising screen on the Hastings Hill roundabout on Chester Road as an eyesore and a road safety risk.
