Tag Archives: Scotland

New jobs will be split across two parcel hubs, four seasonal parcel sorting centres and 37 mail centres across the country. Royal Mail is hiring … Source link

Comedian Sir Billy Connolly has spoken about being inspired by touring with Sir Elton John in the 1970s as he releases new artwork. The 82-year-old has released four new limited edition works under his Born On A Rainy Day series, via Castle Fine Art, recalling some of the fondest memories …

Artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to patient harm if the development of models is focused more on accurately predicting outcomes than treatment, researchers have suggested. Experts warned the technology could create “self-fulfilling prophecies” when trained on historic data that does not account for demographics or the under-treatment of certain medical …

Underhand methods employed by Communication Workers Union (CWU) officials to impose “USO reform” pilots at 37 delivery units across the UK have been exposed by events at Cumbernauld, one of the targeted sites in Scotland. The delivery office of around 40 staff is scheduled to become only the second unit …

Royal Mail workers at Newton Mearns and Cumbernauld delivery offices in Scotland have spoken out against the “USO reform” pilot scheme being implemented at their workplace. Delivery workers told World Socialist Web Site reporting teams last week that they were facing impossible workloads. Delivery driver stops to take PWRFC leaflet …

FANS OF science fiction movies are in for a big treat early next month when the Stanley Kubrick classic 2001: A Space Odyssey is screened at Mareel to raise funds for Prostate Scotland. The event has been organised by the local Rotary Club as part of its annual fundraiser for …

ScotRail has confirmed it will provide extra services to the Open Championship this week despite its ‘temporary’ timetable. The national rail operator has been widely criticised for slashing services over the summer with revellers at the TRNSMT festival in Glasgow at the weekend impacted. Golf fans have been told there …

The Duke of Edinburgh, flanked by First Minister John Swinney and Edinburgh Lord Provost Robert Aldridge, said he was “really touched and comforted” by how chaplains helped the Royal family “behind closed doors and away from the public gaze and the scrutiny”. “I know it’s part of the job description, …

THE Scottish Trade Union Congress has unanimously backed calls to defend vital postal services and workers. Concerns have been growing among workers and customers that the universal service obligation (USO) on Royal Mail could be under threat.  The USO guarantees a one-price-goes-anywhere service across the UK six days a week, but despite assurances from the then …

The Princess Royal has paid her respects to those who lost their lives in the Lockerbie bombing which happened 35 years ago. On December 21 1988, a bomb exploded on Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit as it flew above the Dumfries and Galloway town, killing all 259 …