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999 call handlers to join BT and Openreach strike over pay

BT workers and Openreach engineers will stage a fresh strike on Thursday in a long-running dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members working as 999 emergency call handlers will also walk out, warning of disruption to ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:03

Cat stows away in engineer’s van on three-hour ferry trip

An engineer had an unexpected passenger when his neighbour’s cat stowed away in his van as he made a 100-mile round trip to fix broadband at an island fire station. Tia the cat sneaked into Doug Craig’s van as he loaded up in Oban, Argyll and ...

03 Oct 2022 at 14:42

BT and Openreach workers to stage fresh strikes in pay dispute

BT and Openreach workers are to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members will walk out on October 6, 10, 20 and 24. The action will include the tens of thousands of ...

21 Sept 2022 at 22:50

BT and Openreach workers in Scotland strike in dispute over pay

Around 6,000 BT and Openreach workers across Scotland are striking on Friday in a dispute over pay. Across the UK, 40,000 Communications Workers Union (CWU) engineers and call centre workers within the company have walked out. The ...

29 Jul 2022 at 10:23

BT and Openreach workers staging second pay strike

Thousands of BT and Openreach workers will go on strike again on Monday in a dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union, including call centre workers and engineers, will walk out for 24 hours following action ...

01 Aug 2022 at 07:43

Labour frontbencher Lisa Nandy pictured visiting picket line

Labour frontbencher Lisa Nandy has visited striking workers on a picket line, despite party leader Sir Keir Starmer’s comments that Labour must move from being a “party of protest”. A photograph tweeted by North West regional ...

01 Aug 2022 at 16:00

Scotland

Openreach appoints its first female service delivery director

Openreach Scotland has announced the appointment of its first female service delivery director. Jenni Macfarlane is set to lead a field force of around 1,200 engineers in keeping the country connected across the firm’s ...

06 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Work begins on improving broadband connections on Scottish islands

Work has begun on connecting thousands of homes and businesses on Scotland’s islands to faster, more reliable broadband. The first of 16 cables are being installed under the seabed surrounding Shetland as part of the ...

03 Jun 2022 at 01:01

City

BT seals Warner Bros Discovery sports joint venture deal

BT Group has agreed to form a new sports joint venture with Warner Bros Discovery in the UK and Ireland. The telecoms giant confirmed the deal as it also reported that trading is “on the right track” despite a dip ...

12 May 2022 at 09:25

City

Investors wait to see cost-of-living impact on BT customers

Analysts in the City will be waiting nervously to see whether the cost-of-living crisis has seen an exodus in subscribers from telecoms giant BT when the company reveals its results on Thursday. US streaming ...

06 May 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Five more companies sign charter to deliver full-fibre broadband across Scotland

Five more companies have signed the Scottish Government charter aimed at delivering full-fibre broadband across the country. The agreement, signed first by Axione, CityFibre and Openreach in December 2020, ...

02 Apr 2022 at 01:25

City

BT Sport to create joint venture with Eurosport owner Discovery

Telecoms giant BT has announced it is in exclusive discussions with Eurosport owner Discovery to create a joint venture that will save its BT Sport division. The two sides are looking to create a 50/50 ...

03 Feb 2022 at 08:55

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