SUNDERLAND City Council Leader Graeme Miller has backed a petition launched by local MP Sharon Hodgson to reopen the Leamside Line. The petition, launched by the Washington and Sunderland West MP, calls on the Government to reopen the rail line through Washington which will help reconnect the town. […]
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City leader welcomes ‘steady-as-you-go’ approach to Covid in the North East
LEADERS of the North East’s seven local authorities – including Sunderland – today welcomed the Government’s decision yesterday not to introduce a tougher crackdown on Covid-19 for the region. A joint statement, supported by Sunderland Council leader Graeme Miller, said: “We were clear in our discussions with government that […]
Online entries still open for annual Penshaw Bowl
Online entries for the annual Penshaw Bowl, which takes place on Thursday April 18, are still open. The Bowl, which takes place at Herrington Country Park between 12 and 4pm, includes a traditional free egg rolling contest for children aged nine and under in the Amphitheatre. All the children taking […]
Parliament debate knife crime after thousands in North East sign e-petition
An online petition calling for tougher knife crime sentences was debated in Parliament after it received 106,884 signatures, with almost 10,000 signatures coming from the North East. The petition requested that people who are found with a knife are sentenced to 10 years and those found using a knife receive […]
Sunderland City Council “must cut” allowances to “restore trust” in local politics say Lib Dems
Sunderland’s Liberal Democrats have called on Sunderland City Council to cut councillors’ allowances in the upcoming budget on Wednesday 5 March. It will be the third year in a row they have asked this, and their leader, councillor Niall Hodson, isn’t holding out much hope it will be voted […]
Sunderland City Council to increase council tax by 3.99% in upcoming budget
Sunderland City Council are set to increase council tax by 3.99% in tomorrow’s budget. The move is to be opposed by Sunderland’s Conservatives who propose a 1.99% increase instead. Leader of the Conservative group, Councillor Robert Oliver, said: “Sunderland Conservatives will be opposing the 3.99% council tax rise proposed by the […]