Responding to the local government unions’ 2018 pay claim for a 5 per cent pay increase for all staff, Chair of the National Employers, Cllr Sian Timoney, said: “We will be consulting with councils in the coming weeks on pay across the workforce and in particular how we can meet […]
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Parking charges in St Helens town centre will increase for the first time in six years, as St Helens Council looks to make savings of £7.4 million in 2017/18. Tariffs in council run car parks and on-street parking in the town centre will increase from Monday 1st May. Free Parking […]
Town centre parking charges set to increase for the first ...
First £290m of Contracts for Difference funding for renewable electricity; consultation on proposals to end unabated coal power generation by 2025 The Government has today reaffirmed its commitment to spend £730m of annual support on renewable electricity projects over this parliament, and set out further details for the next Contracts […]
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Just 2% of people in Britain can identify all the health and lifestyle factors that can increase risk of developing dementia. More than a quarter (28%) of the British public is unable to correctly identify any potentially modifiable risk factor for developing dementia, according to new findings from the British […]
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Unions, employers and the government must redouble efforts to tackle the increase in racism following the vote to leave the EU, according to a new TUC report released today (Monday). The UK has seen a major spike in reports of racist and xenophobic incidents since the referendum, with the National […]
TUC challenges surge in racist abuse following EU vote
Voluntary, unpaid blood donations must be increased rapidly in more than half the world’s countries in order to ensure a reliable supply of safe blood for patients whose lives depend on it, WHO said on World Blood Donor Day. This year, the theme of World Blood Donor Day is “Blood […]