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Manifesto sets out Labour vision for Sunderland
A VISION for an inclusive community where no one is left behind has been unveiled by Sunderland Labour Group, the majority party in the city. Labour councillors and activists came together on Saturday (March 23) to unveil their manifesto, which sets out their party’s...
Labour slams Lib Dem for failing ward
SUNDERLAND Labour Group has labelled the Lib Dems ‘weak and ineffective’ and accused the party of abandoning the people who voted them in, after a ward councillor stepped down with less than a year’s service. Lynn Appleby was elected as a Liberal Democrat to...
New groups help people open up about mental health
A SUNDERLAND councillor is encouraging residents to open up over a cuppa in a bid to conquer mental health challenges. Sandhill ward councillor Debra Waller, who is Sunderland City Council’s mental health champion, is working alongside local campaigner...
Sunderland Labour slams Lib Dems for failure to support Fire Service jobs
Sunderland Labour has slammed the Lib Dems for failing to support fire service jobs in Tyne and Wear. Tyne and Wear Fire & Rescue Service has been under increasing pressure to cut jobs, as the onslaught of Tory imposed cuts continues to threaten their...
Events key for 2019, says Labour member
2019 will build on ‘a tremendous year of events for Sunderland’ according to the city’s Labour Group cabinet member. Councillor John Kelly, who has responsibility for culture and events, has promised to continue to with its work to establish Sunderland as ‘an...
Funding cuts will hit poorest places
SUNDERLAND Labour Group has condemned Government plans to change a funding formula that they believe will ‘benefit rich southern councils at the expense of poorer northern councils’. Councillor Graeme Miller, leader of Sunderland City Council, has criticised ‘in the...
Passing of former Sunderland City Council Leader
It is with sadness that we mark the passing of former Sunderland City Council Leader, Councillor Bob Symonds. Bob worked hard for our city both as a councillor and as council leader. He was a proud member of the Labour Party, well known in Castle Ward and a popular...
Sunderland councillor aims to tackle ward litter issue
A SUNDERLAND councillor is getting her hands dirty in a quest to tackle Washington West’s litter louts. Councillor Fiona Miller has led the latest monthly clean-up walk in Barmston, picking up rubbish left on the street or that has fallen from bins during...
Blooming marvellous support for planting project
ONE OF Sunderland’s best loved green spaces is set to get some serious flower power, afters thousands of bulbs were planted this autumn. St Chad’s Ward Councillors Stuart Porthouse and Darryl Dixon helped fund the purchase of 5,000 bluebells, that have since been...
Councillors muck in to grow business in Shiney Row
A POPULAR shopping parade at the heart of a Sunderland community will spring into life next year, after councillors used community grants to fund a planting project in Shiney Row. Ward Councillors Mel Speding, Anne Lawson and Geoff Walker rolled up their...