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Find out how #LabourWorks for SunderlandCouncillor to fight plans for 5G mast
A Silksworth councillor has vowed to fight plans to erect a 5G mast close to a Sunderland beauty spot.
Labour leader slams Gov as North East is named child poverty capital
The leader of Sunderland City Council has slammed the Government for its ‘failure to tackle child poverty’, after research revealed that the North East has the highest rate of early childhood poverty in the UK.
Sunderland bids for active travel social prescribing project
Proposals for new cycle and walking routes in Southwick and Redhill have been created to aid the health and wellbeing of residents, as part of a pilot ‘active travel social prescribing’ project.
Calls for three councillors to step down
Senior members of Sunderland Labour Group have called for three city councillors to step down, after they defected from the party they were elected to represent.
Sunderland Labour Groups calls on Tory councillors to condemn PM comments
SUNDERLAND Labour Group has condemned the Prime Minister for laughing about pit closures that plunged thousands of people in the city into poverty and blighted the regional economy for decades. Councillor Claire Rowntree, deputy leader of Sunderland Labour Group, said...
Supporting the Sunderland Pride Festival
We are proud today – and every day – of Sunderland’s LGBTQ+ community.
Labour’s Real Living Wage pledge pays
Sunderland Labour Group has welcomed new figures that show the percentage of people on less than the real living wage in the city has reached a record low.
Sunderland Labour Group set to test the water
Sunderland’s Labour Group has instructed an independent study that will check whether water networks can support increased development across the city.
Labour in move to protect hardworking families
Sunderland Labour Group is calling for an end to a fire-rehire culture that it claims is plunging families into financial turmoil.
Councillor connects charity to the city
A North East social initiative that equips people with ‘suit-able’ attire for interviews is supporting Sunderland residents, thanks to a hardworking city councillor.