Paisley’s radicals to be brought back to life

A NEW project aims to bring Paisley’s radical history back to life as part of a £45 million refurbishment of the town’s museum. About 20,000 people rallied in the Scottish town in September 1819 to show solidarity with workers killed at Manchester’s Peterloo massacre a month prior. When protesters refused to have banners and flags confiscated by …

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CCEP Wakefield workers to strike in June over pay

(Reuters) – Hundreds of workers at Coca Cola Europacific Partners’ soft drink plant in Wakefield, the largest in Europe, are set to strike in June over pay offers, Britain’s Unite union said on Thursday. The strike action will be for 14 days between June 8 and June 22, according to …

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