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Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread

seaham ftm said:
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There’s one. The linked article is deleted though how funny and coincidental.


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There’s another. Hiding behind a faceless account pretending To be impartial.



As if you’ve just went and deleted them :lol: :lol:
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No mate as you said above, the content was deleted. I'm not sure what point you're trying to prove though, they have no obligation to be impartial it's not taxpayer funded is it?

But I think if you believe it's just a Tory front you're obviously exaggerating and nit-picking. Editorial stances can change, and right now the Conservatives are indefensible and will be wiped out at the locals here in May.

There's going to be a thumping labour victory which will come off the back of partygate, inflation and the cost of living and the epic Liz Truss disaster.
 
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Pete the Pirate said:
No mate as you said above, the content was deleted. I'm not sure what point you're trying to prove though, they have no obligation to be impartial it's not taxpayer funded is it?

But I think if you believe it's just a Tory front you're obviously exaggerating. Editorial stances can change, and right now the Conservatives are indefensible and will be wiped out at the locals here in May.

There's going to be a thumping labour victory which will come off the back of partygate, inflation and the cost of living and the epic Liz Truss disaster.
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What do you mean ‘they’ it’s quite clearly you running the website. The articles were there then as soon as I post them here they’re deleted although I have screenshots of them.

You’re correct you don’t have an obligation to be impartial but there should be named articles to whoever is writing them if it’s claiming to be a media website especially when trying to influence others.
 
citybythesea said:
It’s the opportunity cost. Once housing is placed on a site it landlocked for housing indefinitely thus preventing future growth. The sheepfolds are adjacent to the city centre so should have leisure retail and office opportunities. Also the central part of Sunderland has been identified as needing jobs. When you put housing on it, this opportunity is lost.
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I disagree you get housing on there, a walk away from the city centre, you increase footfall within the City, you increase demand for retail/leisure within the city centre itself. Our city centre doesn't need to be bigger, it needs to be better.
 
tunstallhill said:
why? its only 20 days of the year. there are loads of houses on the other side of the ground a lot closer than sheepfolds and they manage.

i'm pretty sure they'll have permits to park in there, and with the vast amount of foot traffic going over the new bridge, they'll be able to drive out under st.peters metro and away, if they need to go out in their car

hopefully a lot of people that move their and the new houses on the other riverside are people who will work in the city centre and may not actually need a car - part of the wider plans i guess
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Or offer the houses to season ticket holders only :lol:
 
Pete the Pirate said:
No mate as you said above, the content was deleted. I'm not sure what point you're trying to prove though, they have no obligation to be impartial it's not taxpayer funded is it?

But I think if you believe it's just a Tory front you're obviously exaggerating and nit-picking. Editorial stances can change, and right now the Conservatives are indefensible and will be wiped out at the locals here in May.

There's going to be a thumping labour victory which will come off the back of partygate, inflation and the cost of living and the epic Liz Truss disaster.
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Are you part of SGM then ?
 
Pete the Pirate said:
No mate as you said above, the content was deleted. I'm not sure what point you're trying to prove though, they have no obligation to be impartial it's not taxpayer funded is it?

But I think if you believe it's just a Tory front you're obviously exaggerating and nit-picking. Editorial stances can change, and right now the Conservatives are indefensible and will be wiped out at the locals here in May.

There's going to be a thumping labour victory which will come off the back of partygate, inflation and the cost of living and the epic Liz Truss disaster.
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i think the problem you've got is that the SGM brand started out closely linked to the sunderland corruption pages and len lowther and all them... it will take a while to rid yourself of that reputation but you are going the right way about it

the only thing i don't understand is the links to random local news articles from places miles away from sunderland

also, i'd like to see some investigative journalism, the whole pallion shipyard story is prime for a good, long piece of well written story telling - its linked to sunderlands history, the rise of right wing politics in working class areas, the use of social media to dupe people of a certain age and demographic, the councils response to the whole thing, the in fighting within their group, the links to Reform and UKIP, the redevelopment of the city as a whole and the plans for the film studio etc... it could make a great article to someone who has never heard of any of it

also, i'd like to see you promote and write about some of the fantastic volunteer/community organisations we have in the city, they would make great articles. we went for a tour of Hylton Castle last year and its ran by volunteers, its absolutely fantastic what they've done with the place, it had millions spent on it and is very educational for kids and adults, the people who volunteer there are a credit to the city.... would make a class little article
 
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Pete the Pirate said:
There's also no rule on where or what it can share stories about. A page that calls itself Sunderland GLOBAL media probably isn't purely about local stuff, is it?
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So why is there a page for the north east as well then? All that page does is share each other pages posts, it's quite unorganised. If I wanted to follow the north east page or another page, I would
 
tunstallhill said:
you can't see the point in this bridge given the existing, current and future developments at vaux and sheepfolds? its exactly what is needed. never was a footbridge ever so badly needed
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No, other than match days, the Town bridge is deserted, and If they make the Town free of traffic, which I feel they will eventually, there won't be any need on a match day ether, but, If people are so lazy they can't walk a couple of hundred yards to the Town bridge, then by all means, build the footbridge, only they'll have to reinforce it, to take the weight of the lard arse that cross. ;)
 
Teed said:
No, other than match days, the Town bridge is deserted, and If they make the Town free of traffic, which I feel they will eventually, there won't be any need on a match day ether, but, If people are so lazy they can't walk a couple of hundred yards to the Town bridge, then by all means, build the footbridge, only they'll have to reinforce it, to take the weight of the lard arse that cross. ;)
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there are massive plans currently either finished, underway or about to start all over the vaux site area, office blocks, city hall, housing, eye infirmary, culture house, hotels, bars, restaurants all on the south side..... and on the north side the stadium, the esports academy, construction skills academy, new housing, the stables development and all that.... and you think its not needed to link these two areas up with a footbridge?

let me guess, you post on the sunderland echo facebook comments accusing the council of backhanders every time a new business pops up
 
tunstallhill said:
there are massive plans currently either finished, underway or about to start all over the vaux site area, office blocks, city hall, housing, eye infirmary, culture house, hotels, bars, restaurants all on the south side..... and on the north side the stadium, the esports academy, construction skills academy, new housing, the stables development and all that.... and you think its not needed to link these two areas up with a footbridge?

let me guess, you post on the sunderland echo facebook comments accusing the council of backhanders every time a new business pops up
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No mate, I don't read the Echo, and I'm not against the bridge, it's just my opinion. is that OK with you? That I have an opinion.
 
Cee Jay said:
Are you part of SGM then ?
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Definitely. I posted functioning articles on this thread and within 5 minutes they were deleted from the website. I did however screenshot them as I had my suspicions.

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Teed said:
No mate, I don't read the Echo, and I'm not against the bridge, it's just my opinion. is that OK with you? That I have an opinion.
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nowt wrong with having an opinion, but as with anything, you can develop and change your opinion when you find out new information

if the bridge was there today, i agree it would be empty most the time.

but in 5 years when all the developments have been finished and there are 1000s more people living, working and socialising around keel square, the vaux site and sheepfolds, do you not think it will be wise to have a footbridge linking the two areas together?
 
tunstallhill said:
nowt wrong with having an opinion, but as with anything, you can develop and change your opinion when you find out new information

if the bridge was there today, i agree it would be empty most the time.

but in 5 years when all the developments have been finished and there are 1000s more people living, working and socialising around keel square, the vaux site and sheepfolds, do you not think it will be wise to have a footbridge linking the two areas together?
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That may well be the case, I hope it is, but in the 70 years I've lived in the Town, I've watched the Town shrink, along with the population, and with all the traffic reduction atm, I can see the Town centre open only for deliveries, footfall requires a need to visit, when they start filling the Town out with places people want to visit, then you might see footfall.
 
Teed said:
That may well be the case, I hope it is, but in the 70 years I've lived in the Town, I've watched the Town shrink, along with the population, and with all the traffic reduction atm, I can see the Town centre open only for deliveries, footfall requires a need to visit, when they start filling the Town out with places people want to visit, then you might see footfall.
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totally agree. and that is clearly what is happening now, and what there plan is. its not pie in the sky this time, all these different things are in the process of being built

in 5 years time that area of the town centre will very busy with people doing all sorts of things
 
tunstallhill said:
totally agree. and that is clearly what is happening now, and what there plan is. its not pie in the sky this time, all these different things are in the process of being built

in 5 years time that area of the town centre will very busy with people doing all sorts of things
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I hope you are right, I was sceptical the Spire would be built, I was shocked when it was, I'm all for rejuvenation of the Town, It would be nice If they thought a little bit about the present though, even a simple thing like a direct bus service from North to South and vice versa, so people don't have to trail into the Town to cross the river would be nice, it would save people so much time, and stop this traffic having to go into Town, It's been like this for years.
 
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