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Councillor slams mindless fly tipper after dumped waste is strewn across city road
A Silksworth councillor has hit out at an ‘irresponsible fly tipper’ who dumped a van-load of rubbish in the middle of a busy Sunderland road.
Barnes councillor praises community efforts after care home blaze
A Sunderland councillor has praised the generosity of people across the city, after they rallied together to raise money for elderly residents impacted by a care home fire.
Headteacher thanks community for support after school is vandalised
A Sunderland headteacher, whose school was vandalised during lockdown, has praised local community members who have rallied around to repair the damage.
Council leader calls for localised response to COVID crisis
Sunderland’s Labour leader has called on the Government to provide greater transparency and a more localised approach, to ensure the city beats COVID-19.
Labour throws lifeline to struggling voluntary and community sector
Vital voluntary and community enterprises, that have stepped up to support vulnerable people in the city during the pandemic, will be given a lifeline in the form of a new fund being led by Sunderland Labour Group.
Cummings actions condemned by Sunderland Labour Group
Councillor Graeme Miller said the Government’s defence of 10 Downing Street’s most senior advisor, Dominic Cummings, has opened the door to a second wave of the deadly virus, by giving people carte blanche to bend and break the rules.
Council leader says “no rush to open schools further”
Labour leader, Councillor Graeme Miller, said that residents should not feel obliged to send their children back to school, after widespread concern about the Government’s plans to ask schools to reopen across the UK…
Labour leader warns of looming care crisis post COVID-19
New analysis reveals crippling cuts that will be forced on key frontline services, including adult social care in the North East, if the Government continues to back-track on its pledge to support councils in the wake of the Coronavirus crisis.
Sunderland: Six weeks since lockdown
COVID-19 continues to bear down on the UK, with more than 1,000 Sunderland residents having tested positive with the virus. And with many more days ahead in a changed world - as lockdown continues to be the country’s most effective defence against Coronavirus -...
Labour leader calls on PM to support local authorities
Sunderland Labour Group leader Councillor Graeme Miller has written to the Prime Minister to express deep concerns about a lack of funding for Local Authorities, that he says will fail communities, front-line staff and the country during the Covid-19 crisis. In a...