Lib Dems in Sunderland are demanding that the Environment Agency takes urgent action to clean up Cut Throat Dene after local vets issued warnings that dogs suffering vomiting and diarrhoea could be linked to visits to the stream.
Lib Dem councillors are urging the Government to ban bonuses from being awarded to Northumbrian Water bosses after tonnes of sewage was dumped and after the death and illness of dogs being walked in an area under investigation for sewage leaks.
Work to resurface the path behind Fauldburn Park has finally been completed, with the more damaged sections getting more substantial work.