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Labour calls extraordinary council meeting
Sunderland Labour Group has called an extraordinary council meeting following Friday’s [2 Aug] devastating events. Cllr Kelly Chequer, deputy leader, has invited all serving city councillors to an emergency meeting at City Hall next Wednesday [14 Aug]. Top of the...
Sunderland’s new leader pledges to build on city success
Sunderland’s new council leader has committed to build on the city’s success, setting out a vision in which no one and no community will be left behind.
City councillors back calls for national care service
Sunderland Labour Group has unanimously backed calls by UNISON for the creation of a new national care service in England.
Labour leader praises North East collaboration for delivering studios
Sunderland’s Labour leader has praised the region’s role in delivering Crown Works Studios, after a visit from the PM and Chancellor to the city last week.
Remembering the role of women in the 1984 miners’ strike
A Sunderland councillor turned media darling this week, after sharing her experiences of the 1984 miners’ strike to mark its 40th anniversary. Cllr Juliana Heron, councillor for Houghton Ward, played a leading role in the Eppleton Miners’ Wives Support Group, which...
Councillors welcome move to improve security measures
A decision by the Government to improve security measures for local councillors and clamp down on abuse has been welcomed by councillors who campaigned for the changes. Cllr Claire Rowntree, deputy leader of Sunderland Labour Group, raised a motion at January’s Full...
Race row erupts over councillor’s ‘abhorrent’ £380,000 referendum request
Sunderland’s Conservative Party is embroiled in a race row, after the city’s full council meeting had to be stalled after concerns a councillor was stoking racial hatred.
Labour slams Lib Dem and Tory proposals to cut vital funding
Sunderland Labour Group has today [28 Feb] slammed proposals by the Sunderland Conservatives and Lib Dems to reduce funding for vital community projects. Submitting their proposals for how the City Council budget should be spent during 2024 – 2025, the Sunderland...
Former police station officially serves its time as demolition begins
Demolition work has begun as a former Sunderland police station is razed to the ground to make way for a multi-million-pound retail development.
City councillors come together to ‘help clean up politics’
Councillors of all political persuasions on Sunderland City Council have agreed to work together to hold those to account who engage in the abuse of councillors.