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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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A woman was found lying injured in a Perth street after falling from a window. The victim had to be taken to hospital after she was discovered on Cromlix Road. It is alleged she had been assaulted in a nearby flat. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.45pm on Saturday, …
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A Perth postie has gone wild with his cheery Christmas get-up. Craigie’s Royal Mail deliveryman, Mark Latta, has adjusted his look for the festive season, sporting red fur-trimmed shorts, candy-cane striped socks, dyed red hair and a big sack for all the presents he’s taking to homes in Perth. The …
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A package containing drugs was delivered to a Perthshire address as police carried out a raid on the property. The delivery, which contained 161 grammes of cannabis, was addressed to 30-year-old Steven Lorimer, who was running a mail order drugs business from his flat at Philip Redford Court, St Madoes. …
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