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Ayrshire to Glasgow train services impacted after huge fire in city
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (147+ words) TRAIN services between Ayrshire and Glasgow are set to be impacted for several days due to a fire near Glasgow Central station. A major blaze has broken out in a series of buildings on Union Street, with a significant emergency…...
Water cremation introduced in Scotland in UK first
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (249+ words) Scotland has become the first part of the UK to introduce water cremation, the Scottish Government has announced. The process, known as hydrolysis, offers an environmentally friendly alternative to cremation or burial. A body undergoing hydrolysis is wrapped in a…...
Ayrshire Stagecoach strike over as bus drivers 'overwhelmingly' accept pay deal
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (273+ words) THE bus driver strike in Ayrshire is over after workers voted to accept a new pay offer. Stagecoach employees suspended their industrial action earlier this week after a fresh deal was put on the table. More than 400 drivers had been…...
MSP demands fair pay for bus drivers during Ayrshire picket
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (316+ words) SCOTTISH Labour MSP Carol Mochan has demanded that Stagecoach offer its bus drivers a fair pay deal amid ongoing industrial action. West of Scotland workers are the lowest paid of any Stagecoach bus drivers across the UK, according to union…...