A number of areas across the Liverpool City Region charge for the collection service The cost of green waste collections in Liverpool rose earlier this year(Image: Huddersfield Examiner) As more and more local authorities feel the pinch financially, some councils are turning to their fees and charges to plug cash …
Read More »Latest on Royal Mail pub row that saw six posties fired
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has accused Royal Mail of “a significant breach of policy” as a row over the treatment of sacked and suspended postal workers on the Wirral continues. The row is over the controversial suspension of 11 postal workers at the Prenton Delivery Office in June later …
Read More »I went to swim in the Mersey and it wasn’t as bad as you might think
Every weekend, dozens of swimmers descend on Wirral’s beaches for early morning swims along the coastline of the peninsula. Those who have been swimming in Wirral’s waterways for years say they have seen the water quality in the river improve in recent times, pointing to wildlife found in the river, …
Read More »Six Royal Mail posties ‘fired’ after having ‘cup of tea’ in pub
Six postal workers have been fired from their jobs at a delivery office on the Wirral according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU). This follows the controversial suspension of 11 postal workers at the Prenton Delivery Office over a dispute reportedly involving postal workers having cups of tea and coffee …
Read More »Royal Mail suspends 11 posties for having cups of tea in pub on their break
Eleven postal workers in Wirral were reportedly suspended from their jobs for having a cup of tea at a local pub in a move that has caused major disruption to postal services. It is understood three of the postal workers – based at the Prenton Delivery Office – have now …
Read More »Biffa workers walk out over pay with no bin collections for a week
Waste collection workers in Wirral have begun a week-long strike in an ongoing dispute over pay. Around 200 workers employed by Biffa Waste Management started the industrial action today and will remain on strike until Saturday. The workers, employed on the Wirral Council outsourced refuse contact, are making a stand …
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