Rail passengers have been urged to only travel if “absolutely necessary” today as members of four trade unions stage a 24-hour walkout. The latest strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), Aslef, Unite and the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) is expected to cause the worst …
Read More »Royal Mail workers to stage another two-day strike in pay dispute – MKFM 106.3FM
Royal Mail workers are to stage a further 48-hour strike starting at the end of this month in a dispute over pay and conditions. Some 115,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) were already preparing to walk out on Thursday and Friday this week. But they will now also …
Read More »Opinion: Reforms to Canada’s ineffective Royal Military Colleges are long overdue
Members of the graduating class are shown during a Celebration of Life at RMC for the four fallen cadet officer in Kingston, Ont., on May 19.LARS HAGBERG/The Canadian Press Ken Hansen is an independent defence and security analyst who retired from the Royal Canadian Navy in 2009 in the rank …
Read More »Four cadets found dead after incident at Royal Military College
Cadets carry flowers at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., on April 29.Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press Four military-officer cadets have died at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., where investigators pulled a vehicle from the waters around the campus on Friday. “We can confirm that four RMC cadets …
Read More »Four cadets dead after incident at RMC in Kingston, Ont.
Four cadets at the Royal Military College have died in a “tragic” incident at the institution’s campus in Kingston, Ont., the Department of National Defence said Friday. Few details were released about what happened on the campus located on the Point Frederick peninsula, where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence …
Read More »The National Apprenticeship Show kicks off in Milton Keynes – MKFM 106.3FM
MKFM The National Apprenticeship Show is at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes for two days, showcasing thousands of apprenticeship opportunities. There are thousands of opportunities available at the National Apprenticeship Show this week, with employers and providers showcasing some amazing opportunities to visitors in a lively, interactive, fun and informative …
Read More »Less than three weeks until this year’s local elections – but how can I vote? – MKFM 106.3FM
With the local elections less than three weeks away, how will the voting process work during the COVID-19 pandemic? Last year, the government made the decision to delay the local elections until 2021 as they were deemed unsafe to carry out during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. With social …
Read More »Newport Pagnell residents and businesses raise concerns over high street closure – MKFM 106.3FM
Residents and businesses of Newport Pagnell have raised concerns this week after Milton Keynes Council closed the high street to vehicles on Monday (15th June). As previously reported by MKFM last Friday, the decision was taken in an attempt to aid social distancing as a majority of shops around the …
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