4 h. ago Woman killed on Scottish coastal road in horror crash with Ford van

The crash between an Audi Q5 and a Ford Transit van has left a woman dead

Events

26 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway Council workers could strike in dispute over pay

Unison union officials say more than 90 per cent of members who took part in a consultation are in favour of striking.

Economics

45 h. ago Woman arrested after newborn baby found dead in M&S shopping bag

The boy’s body was discovered last week by a council refuse worker.

Events

46 h. ago Woman arrested after baby found dead in M&S shopping bag outside church

The boy’s body was discovered by a council refuse worker.

Events

46 h. ago Woman arrested after baby boy found dead in M&S shopping bag

The boy’s body was discovered by a council refuse worker inside a black Marks & Spencer bag in Notting Hill on March 25.

Events

47 h. ago ‘I’d been singing the wrong word for 30 years’: Deacon Blue on how they made Dignity

‘It’s become a sort of folk song. It’s played at weddings and funerals. Dundee United play it when we win. I’ve met people who’ve told me, “I was a worker for the council for 20 years” – just like the guy in the song’I was a teacher in Glasgow but I wanted to start a band and write songs that meant something to people. Dignity began life during a holiday in Crete in 1985. I bought Sounds magazine at the airport. Morrissey was on the cover and the headline “Home thoughts from abroad” got me thinking about Glasgow. I was living in a tenement flat in Pollokshields, from where I’d see the cleansing department guys sweeping the road. So I started writing about a “worker for the council, has been 20 years” who dreamed of sailing away on a “ship called Dignity”. Continue reading...

Politics

49 h. ago Aberdeen City Council workers back strike action in dispute over contract changes

The council has proposed a pay freeze and reducing the working week from 37 to 35 hours for full-time workers.

Events

3 d. ago Council workers at major trade union poised for strike over 'paltry' pay offer

GMB union members have voted overwhelmingly to strike.

Economics

5 d. ago Union demands ‘fair pay offer’ after council workers signal strike action

The union said more than 92% of its members in local government in Scotland supported walkouts in a consultative ballot.

Economics

5 d. ago Care workers say uncertainty from a shake up of council contracts is 'worse than lockdown'

'Clients are asking what is going on, or who will be taking over, and we don't know'

Politics

6 d. ago Godstone sinkhole: Evacuated families expected to return home this weekend

Residents were evacuated after a sinkhole appeared in the High Street, Godstone, on the night of February 17.

Society

7 d. ago Police urge mother of baby found dead in M&S shopping bag to come forward

A council worker made the discovery outside a church in Notting Hill on Tuesday.

Events

7 d. ago Police urge mother to come forward after baby boy found dead in M&S shopping bag

A council refuse worker made the discovery outside All Saints’ Church in Notting Hill, west London, on Tuesday afternoon.

Events

7 d. ago They had one job! Bungling council workers Tarmac around parked Transit van rather than move it

The white van was parked up on the road but contractors did not let that stop them from going about their job.

Politics

2 w. ago Police use drones and cover of darkness to help council workers install Low Traffic Neighbourhood planters and signs after locals staged mass protests to stop them

Council staff and ETM contractors were supported by a huge police presence in Barton Hill, Bristol at 3am this morning to install planters, bus gate signs and paint the roads.

Events

2 w. ago Thug guilty of murdering Amazon delivery driver while stealing his Transit van

Mark Ross sped off as his victim clung onto the passenger door.

Events

3 w. ago Union rally council claiming AI rotas are 'sabotaging' home care in South Lanarkshire

Care workers protested at the council buildings in Almada Street, Hamilton on Friday urging the local authority to overhaul how rotas and schedules are designed.

Politics

3 w. ago Major city descends into wasteland as bin workers go on strike: Mountains of rubbish overflowing onto the streets and rats scurrying around everywhere

Nearly 400 council bin workers in Birmingham have walked out indefinitely as part of an escalating dispute over jobs and pay.

Events

3 w. ago Major city descends into wasteland as bin workers go on strike: Mountains of rubbish overflows onto the streets and rats scurry around everywhere

Nearly 400 council bin workers in Birmingham have walked out indefinitely as part of an escalating dispute over jobs and pay.

Events

3 w. 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