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Read More »Felixstowe Port strike: workers launch eight-day strike
Workers at the UK’s biggest container port at Felixstowe have voted to launch an eight-day strike which could affect £675 million worth of trade It is the latest outbreak of industrial action to hit a growing number of sectors of the economy, including rail, Royal Mail, and telecommunications. Port workers …
Read More »Croft war hero given posthumous awards
A SECOND World War hero from Warrington died before being able to accept two prestigious awards for his devoted service to the country. Ernest Morris, who lived in Croft, was to receive the ‘High Sheriff’s Award’ on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen for his ‘services to the community’ as well …
Read More »Fairfield: £300k council fraud investigation and still no answers
Arts centre of attention: the Fairfield Halls refurbishment project cost at least £67m, but no one, not even special investigators, seems to know how all the money was used EXCLUSIVE: Council says its specialist investigators have yet to find anything around the £67m botched refurbishment of the arts centre which …
Read More »This week in Bristol: More workers striking to avoid pay cuts amid sky-high inflation
Plus the latest on rogue landlords, emergency funding for buses, the end of an e-bike scheme that has just got going. In the news this week, workers across a number of industries in Bristol will strike this week, in response to a 40-year inflation high of 10.1% resulting in real-terms …
Read More »Are London Tubes running amid train strikes this week?
Is the London Underground going to be running? (Picture: Getty) Travel chaos as once again rained down on the UK, as more national rail strikes take place today (Saturday, August 20). Transport for London (TfL) staff also took industrial action this week, too – staging a walk-out that started yesterday, …
Read More »Post disruption warned for Gedling borough residents as Royal Mail workers prepare to strike
Residents in Gedling borough are being warned of serious disruption to post over the next few weeks. Postal workers employed by Royal Mail are set to strike for the first time in 13 years in a national dispute over pay. When are the Royal Mail strikes? Royal Mail staff plan …
Read More »Man, 20, one of 950 adults to represent UK at World Scout Jamboree
A 20-YEAR-OLD man from St Helens has been selected as one of 950 adult volunteers to represent the UK at next year’s World Scout Jamboree. The Jamboree will see 50,000 young people come together for a skills, cultural and adventure festival in the sensational and scenic South Korea. In the …
Read More »Tributes paid to a ‘true champion of St Helens’
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “true champion of St Helens” and a “perfect gentleman”. Brendan Farrell, who worked at St Helens Council for more than 40 years including latterly as head of HR, has died. An obituary placed in the Star said that “after a brave fight with illness, …
Read More »UK travel chaos stretches into weekend with national rail strike
(Aug 20): Disruptions to Britain’s transport system are extending into the weekend as train workers seeking to preserve jobs and earn higher pay hold another nationwide walkout. The latest action comes a day after London’s subway network ground to a halt as its workers went on strike, and follows an …
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