Strikes

New 3.6% pay rise for Avanti West Coast train drivers on Blackpool service

3.6% pay rise for Avanti West Coast train drivers on Blackpool service

Ofsted verdict on school amid strikes over forced academisation

BAE Systems unveils new fighter jet designed at Warton at Farnborough Air Show

'Brontanax' - BAE Systems unveils new fighter jet designed at Warton

Steven Thornber (left) and Philip Waddington as they appeared for the 1979 Chorister Awards in London.

15 brilliant photos from the last few years of the 1970s

Blackpool Victoria Hospital Emergency Department.

NHS warning for public during doctors' strikes and World Cup 2026

The Department of Health and Social Care said it remains open to considering a role for Acas but reiterated talks cannot take place until junior doctors drop their demand for a 35% pay increase and end the strike.

Appointments to be scrapped amid doctor strike - all you need to know

48 per cent have no confidence in their ability to knock down all the pins.

One in 10 adults have never landed a strike when tenpin bowling

NHS update on hospital services this weekend amid doctors' strike

The resident doctors’ strike will run for six days, beginning today (April 7) until next Monday (April 13).

Doctors strike begins at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The NHS in Blackpool and the Fylde coast is urging people to use services wisely during the latest period of industrial action by resident doctors starting today for six days. Photo : Jeff Moore/PA Wire

Blackpool's NHS bosses advice as 6 day doctors strike begins today

Strikes are back on at BAE Systems sites across Lancashire

Hundreds of BAE workers in Lancashire announce new strike

Trade union Unite has warned of potential strike action amid growing uncertainty over the future of Aer Lingus’s Manchester Airport base

Unite ballots for strikes over Aer Lingus Manchester Airport base

Bar staff at the Buccaneer (Thornton Lodge), Skippool Road Thornton 1978 / 1979

15 of the best Blackpool photos from the last few years of the 1970s

Bae Systems Warton Aerodrome have submitted plans for its site.

'We'll bring Christmas chaos to BAE' - union escalate strike action

The NHS has issued advice to patients about the current strike action (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Doctors' strike: advice to Lancashire patients about what they need to do

Resident doctors across Lancashire and South Cumbria are set to walk out this week during what health bosses describe as a period of “significant pressure” for NHS services

Resident doctors' strike adds to pressure on Lancashire NHS
Resident doctors across Lancashire and South Cumbria are set to walk out this week during what health bosses describe as a period of “significant pressure” for NHS services.
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Workers at two BAE Systems sites in Lancashire are set to strike this winter over a pay dispute

Union's 'digust' at BAE's attempt to thwart Lancashire strike action

Workers at two BAE Systems sites in Lancashire are set to strike this winter over a pay dispute

Workers at two BAE Systems sites set to strike over pay dispute

Bar staff at the Buccaneer (Thornton Lodge), Skippool Road Thornton 1978 / 1979

15 of the best Blackpool photos from the last few years of the 1970s

NHS bosses in the North West issue message to patients during junior doctors strike

NHS bosses issue message to patients during junior doctors strike

Resident doctors have voted to go on strike this July over a pay dispute.

What to do if you have an appointment during the doctor's strike

Resident doctors have voted to go on strike this July over a pay dispute.

The dates that resident doctors will go on strike this summer

Three new teacher strike dates have been announced

New teacher strike dates for February 2025 announced

Workers on Avanti West Coast are to stage a series of strikes after rejecting a deal aimed at resolving a dispute over rest day working.

Travel chaos expected over New Year as rail staff take strike action

This is not the first time National Education Union members have gone of strike in recent years

Everything you need to know about upcoming sixth form college strikes

Re-opening of Co-op Hypermarket in 1979

15 amazing retro pictures during 1979 from school dinners to strikes

Striking NHS junior doctors on the picket line

No of appointments rescheduled due to junior doctor strikes revealed
Thousands of appointments have been rescheduled due to strikes at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Trust since the end of 2022, new figures show.
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UK holidaymakers are being warned of “numerous flight cancellations” that are set to hit airports in Portugal this week. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flight cancellations to hit airports in holiday hotspot

Industrial action in Blackpool during the winter of discontent

Blackpool in amazing retro pictures during 1979

Teachers' unions have praised a proposed pay rise from the new government (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

What teachers say about government's new 'above inflation' pay offer

A person walks along a railway platform at Paddock Wood railway station in south east England on April 8, 2024, as train drivers strike over pay. (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Video report: Is it time to re-nationalise rail?

This is when there will be NO Northern Train services next week

The 10 best and worst train stations in Lancashire for service delays

I travelled from Preston to Blackpool to test out Lancashire’s trains

Travel has been suspended for this Saturday (January 31).

Commuters urged NOT to travel by train on Saturday as strikes planned

Many adults ignore serious health issues – to relieve pressure on NHS

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

Breaking NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

The train drivers' union says the timing of the strikes was not aimed as disrupting Tory members attending their annual conference

Breaking Union says Tory accusations inspired train strike targeting conference

School support workers, cleaning staff and janitors are currently on strike in Scotland as the Unison union remains locked in a pay dispute with education chiefs. (Credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Breaking Scottish school support staff stage strike in pay dispute

Junior doctors have already walked out this year

Breaking NHS warns consultant and junior doctor strikes will disrupt care

The UK economy shrank by 0.5% in July, prompting more recession fears.

Recession fears as UK economy shrinks by ‘more than expected’ in July

Commuters walk past a train stopped at a platform in Waterloo Station in London, during a national strike day, on February 1, 2023.

Rail strikes spell bank holiday travel chaos - 20,000 workers walk out

Train services in the UK are set to be disrupted again this weekend as tens of thousands of workers gear up for more industrial action.

Rail strikes: Full list of industrial action in August & September

London Gatwick Airport will be hit by eight days of strikes this summer - Credit: Adobe

Breaking Gatwick Airport to be hit by strikes for eight days of summer holidays

DVLA manages everything from driving licences to car tax

DVLA warns of driving licence delays as 100 workers strike for 15 days

Thousands of driving tests cancelled in June as examiners strike

More walk-outs have been arranged for May and June by the main rail union, the RMT, and the train drivers’ union, Aslef. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)(Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Full list of rail operators to be impacted by ASLEF and RMT strikes

Game of Thrones writer George R.R. Martin will serve as executive producer on the series

Game of Thrones spin-off halted due to Hollywood writers’ strikes

RMT strikers (Photo: Getty Images)

Breaking RMT members back further rail strike action

Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Breaking Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England

Ryanair has been forced to cut some flights in August due to delivery issues with their new Boeing aircraft. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Breaking Ryanair cancels 220 flights over May 1 bank holiday due to strikes

Teachers are striking again. Credit: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

When and where teachers’ strikes are happening and if schools close

Striking employees gather around a fire outside Gronfreville-l'Orcher refinery on March 24, 2023

Strikes to be aware of this Easter & how to avoid them

A quarter of the UK Passport Office’s 4,000 staff are expected to walk out during five weeks of strikes, from April 3rd to May 5th in England, Scotland and Wales. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Timeframe for passport renewal during strikes by Passport Office

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse in the Orkney Islands is one of the 208 lighthouses operated by NLB.

Lighthouse workers vote for strike action in historic first

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