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Sunderland Labour Group makes pledges to the city
Sunderland Labour Group has revealed an ambitious manifesto, setting out its plans for the city up until 2026.
Getting to know… Cllr Claire Rowntree
Cllr Claire Rowntree, Deputy Leader of Sunderland City Council, explains why she got into politics and why she chose to represent Labour…
Getting to know… Cllr Graeme Miller
Interested in learning more about Washington South councillor, Cllr Graeme Miller? We caught up with him to learn a little bit more about him as a father and a councillor…
Council rejects recommendation to increase allowances
Sunderland Labour Group has rejected recommendations put forward by an independent panel to give the city’s councillors a pay rise.
Lib Dems talking rubbish… about bins!
Sandhill residents are telling us that they are disappointed once again that the Liberal Democrats are taking a leaf out of Boris Johnson’s playbook and trying to mislead them by claiming they are responsible for the review of bin charges that Labour initiated in May of this year.
Labour welcomes green light for Houghton Colliery development
Houghton and Copt Hill Ward Labour councillors have welcomed the green light given to developers for a major new retail scheme in Houghton town centre.
You say, we do – Labour to deliver people’s priorities
Sunderland’s ruling Labour Group is calling on residents to shape its manifesto, which will set out its commitments to the city for the next four years.
Councillor 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.