Tourist returning from Bali to Western Australia has measles By Nathan Schmidt For Nca Newswire Published: 23:14 EDT, 13 September 2023 | Updated: 03:10 EDT, 14 September 2023 A tourist returning from Bali has triggered a health alert in Western Australia after officials discovered the traveller had visited a hotel …
Read More »Royal Mail apologises after some Perthshire pupils were left waiting for SQA results
Royal Mail has apologised after a number of pupils in Perth failed to receive their exam results on Tuesday. The Perthshire Advertiser is aware of pupils in Tulloch and Oakbank who did not receive their certificates through the post on results day. Royal Mail carried out an immediate review and …
Read More »Crippling strikes threaten ‘virtual Christmas’: Staff are already WFH due to travel chaos
Last ditch talks to stop this month’s rail strike hell collapsed today, meaning Britain faces another miserable ‘virtual Christmas’. Walkouts will commence from tomorrow after the RMT union’s decision to reject a new pay deal, which, along with heavy snow, is threatening to grind the country to a halt through the …
Read More »Series of strike action looms in Perth and Kinross in the run up to Christmas and New Year
A series of strike action will impact Perth and Kinross over the Christmas and New Year period if pay and working condition disputes are not resolved. Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) are taking further industrial action against Network Rail, resulting in ScotRail services …
Read More »Perth and Kinross postal workers to strike on Black Friday as pay and conditions dispute continues
Postal workers in Perth and Kinross are set to stage two 48-hour strikes around the busiest shopping days of the year as a long-running row over pay, jobs and conditions continues. The CWU (Communication Workers Union) informed Royal Mail its members who collect, sort and deliver parcels and letters will …
Read More »No train services in Perth and Kinross on Saturday due to further rail strikes over pay and working conditions
Strike action by workers across sectors in Perth in Kinross are set to hit the county in the coming days. No trains will run in the region once more on Saturday (October 29) due to another round of 24-hour walkouts over an ongoing pay and working conditions dispute. It means …
Read More »Royal Mail jobs in Perth and Kinross at risk after plan announced to cut 10,000 roles
Royal Mail jobs in Perth and Kinross could be at risk after the national postal service company announced plans to cut up to 10,000 roles by next August. Ongoing strike action and huge financial losses at the parcel giants has been blamed for the decision. Mail bosses said on Friday …
Read More »Golden tribute planned in Blair Atholl to mark Eve Muirhead’s success at Winter Olympics
Eve Muirhead’s home village of Blair Atholl enjoyed perhaps its finest moment in recent times early on Sunday morning. The centre of activity was the Tulach Restaurant at Blair Atholl Golf Club, where friends and family members gathered for the televised final of the women’s curling. For weeks there had …
Read More »People living in and around Perth ‘waiting weeks’ to receive delayed mail
People living in and around Perth are having to wait several weeks for some items of post to be delivered to their homes, local MP Pete Wishart has told the PA. The Perth and North Perthshire MP says the delays are causing “significant issues” for householders and businesses across his …
Read More »Perth and Kinross residents urged to be vigilant against “utterly horrific” COVID text and email scams
Perth and Kinross residents are being urged to be vigilant against “utterly horrific” text and email scams targeting those awaiting their COVID jabs. Constituents have even contacted a local MSP with their concerns after receiving messages claiming to be from the NHS health board or the government, which seek personal …
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