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The North Boat service has become the latest battleground for a political fight between the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and Serco, the multinational transport and services firm chosen by the Scottish government to operate it from May. Days after declaring it would ballot ferry workers ... Read more...
Celtic, Delting, Scalloway and Spurs all qualified for senior football's Manson Cup semi-finals after some fairly tight matches on Monday evening. The hoops defeated Whitedale 1-0 with another goal from defender Robert Smith while Delting ended Ness United's hopes by winning 3-0 with two from Ross ... Read more...
Last week the EU fisheries ministers agreed to phase in a ban on whitefish discards from 2015. This was the culmination of a well-fought, yet poorly researched campaign led by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. At first a discard ban sounds like a good idea, waste reduction and more profit, etc. However,... Read more...