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Find out how #LabourWorks for SunderlandHoughton councillors bring Barclays back to town
Barclays is once again serving the people of Houghton-le-Spring, a year and a half since its high street branch in the town closed for good.
Labour calls for Washington councillor to step down
Sunderland Labour councillors are calling for a fellow councillor to ‘do the right thing and resign’, after he defected from the party he was elected to represent.
Village residents cheer first Christmas tree in decades
Residents of Fence Houses are feeling extra festive this year, after the village welcomed the arrival of its first community Christmas tree in decades.
Silksworth Labour help fight controversial 5G mast plans
Plans to erect a giant 5G mast in the heart of a Sunderland neighbourhood have been axed, thanks to the campaigning of a local councillor.
Council steps up to help left behind workers
Residents of Sunderland among the hardest hit by the cost-of-living crisis are set to receive a major lifeline this winter, thanks to much-needed funding from Sunderland City Council.
Councillors call on government to increase firefighter funding
Sunderland Labour Group will today [16 Nov] call on opposition councillors to back a motion demanding the government ‘properly fund’ the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS).
Veteran town councillors resign over ‘harassment and intimidation’
Two of Hetton’s longest serving public servants have resigned their positions with immediate effect due to an alleged ‘culture of harassment and bullying’ within the Town Council.
Over 50,000 people missing meals in Sunderland as cost-of-living crisis bites
New analysis from Sunderland Labour has revealed more than 55,000 across the city are missing meals as a direct impact of the cost-of-living crisis.
Defibrillators set to be installed across Southwick
Lifesaving equipment has been installed in Southwick, thanks to a Neighbourhood Funding allocation and support from Sunderland heart charity the Red Sky Foundation. A new defibrillator has been installed at Southwick Community Centre, one of eight life-saving machines...
City councillors call on Government to clean up dirty money
Sunderland Labour Group has announced its backing of a campaign to exclude businesses linked to tax havens from being awarded public contracts.