Royal Mail is facing an almighty bust-up with a union that has issued demands costing £1billion – including a pay boost for posties who want a shorter working week. A series of strikes is looming at Royal Mail as the UK’s summer of discontent worsens. The postal giant claims it …
Read More »We may have been banned from Australia for years, but nobody told the Melbourne “hospo” industry (as the locals call it) to down tools: new restaurants and bars have been popping up almost daily. On my first visit since 2019, I was keen to try as many of them as …
Read More »
Counterfire’s weekly digest with the latest on strikes and workplace struggles You can sign up to receive News from the Fronline straight in your inbox CWU members at Royal Mail Group have delivered a massive yes vote in a second national ballot, just four weeks after a ballot over pay. …
Read More »
The second heatwave of the summer kept emergency services in Hyndburn busy this week – with fears over fires and open water swimming. Firefighters made regular appearances in the space of four days to three grass fires in Huncoat. Crews were pictured at the Bolton Avenue Playing Fields site, as …
Read More »
The Eighties was one of the greatest decades in human history. A time when the pop charts were ruled by electronic dance music and new wave and fashion was just awful (big hair and leggings). It was the time of the Rubik’s Cube, VHS tapes and Walkmans and remember when …
Read More »
A woman has claimed she was poisoned after removing a napkin that was mysteriously stuck on her car door and has taken to social media to warn others to be careful when out and about. Erin Mims, a local hair salon owner, was celebrating her birthday with her husband at …
Read More »
Royal Mail faces £1bn showdown with union: As company loses £1m a day, CWU barons demand more pay for doing less work Series of strikes looming at Royal Mail as UK’s summer of discontent worsens Postal giant claims it is being held to ransom by a union ‘stuck in the …
Read More »
It’s not every day that you get mail from a royal, but if we did, we would be sure to tell everyone about it. And that was exactly what royal follower @ChristinsQueens did on Twitter, when she received a special piece of correspondence from none other than Camilla Parker Bowles. …
Read More »
Royal Mail workers are set to take strike action this Friday (August 26). Postal workers are embroiled in a dispute with the company over both pay and working conditions. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) have also voted overwhelmingly to take further action, with 98.7 per cent voting in …
Read More »
All the latest news, views, sport and pictures from Kilmarnock and the surrounding area. We bring you the best coverage of local stories and events from the Kilmarnock Standard newspaper, plus Kilmarnock-related content from the Daily Record, Sunday Mail and our digital team seven days a week. 22:30, 19 AUG …
Read More »