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Labour councillor leads push to uncover hidden homelessness among women
A Sunderland Labour Group councillor has welcomed plans for the city to take part in a pioneering census aimed at tackling hidden homelessness among women. Councillor Kelly Chequer, Deputy Leader of Sunderland Labour Group and Health, Wellbeing and Safer Communities...
Campaigners envisage a brighter future for local landmark following nine year legal battle
Campaigners are hoping to see a former bingo hall on Southwick Green transformed into a new youth, community and heritage hub.
Labour welcomes Government funding uplift
Sunderland Labour Group has welcomed increased funding from Government that will enable it to better deliver against community priorities. Sunderland City Council has seen an uplift in the funding it receives from UK Government, which the city’s ruling Labour Group...
Reform councillor quits just 76 days after being elected
Reform UK has been plunged into chaos in Sunderland, after its newly elected ward councillor confirmed he is no longer a party representative, just a few months since being voted in.
Labour calls on University to halt closure and demolition of National Glass Centre
Sunderland Labour Group has intervened in the bid to save the National Glass Centre, calling on the University to immediately halt the building’s planned closure and demolition.
£15m retail destination planned for Silksworth
Plans have been unveiled for a new £15m retail scheme in Sunderland that is set to create more than 100 new jobs.
Labour council launches city’s first Child Poverty Strategy
Sunderland’s Labour-led City Council has taken a major step forwards in its battle to tackle child poverty in the city.
Communities come together to help shape road improvements
Hundreds of residents have fed in to plans by the Labour-led Sunderland City Council to improve some of the city’s main roads.
Time is up for danger e-bike drivers
Sunderland Labour Group has pledged to continue its clampdown on dangerous e-bike riders in the city after a successful seizure programme last week.
£14m boost for children’s services and education in Sunderland
Sunderland Labour Group is investing in the future of the city’s young people, with the approval of two initiatives aimed at supporting vulnerable children and improving educational facilities across the city.