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Nicola Sturgeon to intervene in bid to end council pay row ‘crisis’

Nicola Sturgeon is to meet union leaders in a bid to end the council workers’ strike “crisis”. The First Minister will chair talks on Thursday afternoon, with the discussions taking place as the clean-up gets under way in some of Scotland’s largest ...

01 Sept 2022 at 13:05

Waste workers to return to work as first wave of strikes to end

Waste workers in authorities across Scotland will return to work on Thursday as the first wave of strike action ends. Staff from the Unite, Unison and GMB unions walked out as part of a dispute over pay, but negotiations failed to reach an ...

01 Sept 2022 at 03:45

Strikes set to go ahead as unions reject ‘unacceptable’ council pay offer

Strikes in cleansing and education are set to go ahead next week after unions rejected the latest “unacceptable” offer from local authorities. After negotiations over the weekend, Unite’s local government committee rejected outright an ...

29 Aug 2022 at 19:21

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Police review ‘hate incident’ at Reginald D Hunter comedy gig

Officers are looking into a report of a “hate incident” at a Reginald D Hunter comedy gig, where it is claimed that two Israelis were heckled out of his event by the audience. The US comedian, 55, issued a statement on Thursday, ...

15 Aug 2024 at 17:33

Mhairi Black: Trans people should be ‘left the hell alone’

Trans people should be able to live with “dignity and happiness” and the media and politicians should “leave them the hell alone”, MP Mhairi Black has said. The SNP’s depute Westminster leader said “bad actors” are using the ...

08 Aug 2023 at 15:00

Unions ‘hopeful’ bin strikes can be averted with Cosla considering new pay offer

Union leaders are “hopeful” bin strikes can be averted after Scottish ministers put additional funding on the table. However, Chris Mitchell, co-convener of GMB Scotland, said cleansing workers would not settle for an offer ...

09 Aug 2024 at 09:33

Mhairi Black pledges ‘brutally honest’ look at politics in her first Fringe show

The SNP’s depute Westminster leader has pledged to “pull back the curtain” on her workplace in her first show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Mhairi Black pledged to deliver a “brutally honest” look at politics as she ...

02 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Australian comic Sam Campbell wins top prize at Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Australian comic Sam Campbell has won the top prize for his show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. After a “truly outstanding” year, judges at Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards announced Campbell as their best comedy show ...

27 Aug 2022 at 16:21

Scotland

15 councils to be hit by ‘second wave’ of cleansing workers’ strikes, says union

A “second wave” of strikes by cleansing workers will see staff at 15 councils walk out, Unite Scotland has said. Some 250 staff at Edinburgh City Council have already said they plan to walk out over a pay dispute on ...

10 Aug 2022 at 14:34

Music

Covid musical aims to bring unprecedented positivity to Edinburgh Fringe

A musical about the Covid-19 pandemic is coming to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August, to remind people to “love those close” to them and “enjoy the small things”. Actress Natasha Mould, 29, from ...

04 Aug 2023 at 00:01

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Nicola Sturgeon: Councils should make ‘decent’ 5% pay offer to avert strikes

Council leaders should make a 5% pay offer to staff to avert forthcoming strikes, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Unions last week announced a slate of strike action by waste and recycling workers in ...

17 Aug 2022 at 18:24

Rising accommodation costs are ‘grim reaper’ for festivals, says Fringe boss

A “strategic approach” to dealing with rising accommodation costs in Edinburgh is needed, the boss of the world famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe has insisted, branding soaring bills in the ...

15 May 2023 at 17:55

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