12 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Water workers to strike amid pay row

Staff in GMB Scotland are set to down tools on March 28 due to a dispute over pay.

Economics

45 h. ago Warning of public health emergency as mountains of rubbish pile up on residential streets

Refuse collectors in Birmingham are on strike in a row over plans to reduce their pay - and already pictures show unsightly scenes in multple areas of the city, including Aston and Ward End

Events

59 h. ago West Lothian working with other councils to develop electric vehicle infrastructure

Edinburgh council is the lead local authority in a group which includes immediate neighbours in Falkirk, Mid and East Lothian as well as the Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, and Fife.

Politics

3 d. ago Council refuse workers begin indefinite strike amid row over jobs and pay

The Unite union has warned disruption caused by bin strikes could stretch into the summer months.

Economics

8 d. ago Commercial director behind £100m deal resigns in latest setback to RFU

Stuart Ramsey to leave next month for role in triathlonChair has also quit and chief executive is under pressureThe Rugby Football Union’s commercial director has resigned in another setback for the beleaguered ­governing body. ­Stuart Ramsey, who was ­instrumental in securing a £100m naming rights deal for Twickenham with Allianz last year and recently agreed a partnership for England teams with Apple, will leave the RFU next month for a new role in triathlon.Ramsey’s impending departure follows the resignation of the RFU chair, Tom Ilube, last December over an executive pay row with the news coming a few weeks before a special general meeting of the RFU, which will determine the fate of the chief executive, Bill Sweeney. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Charlotte Crosby breaks her silence on In The Style pay row as she hits out at the company

Charlotte Crosby has broken her silence on the In The Style pay row as she hit out at the company in a new Instagram post on Thursday.

Events

3 w. ago Scottish Water workers across Dumfries and Galloway set to strike in pay dispute

Members of three different unions representing staff at the utility company have voted to down tools after knocking back two pay offers.

Economics