Justin Bowie

3 weeks ago | original106.co.uk | Justin Bowie

Sir Keir Starmer vowed more jobs will be created in Rosyth as the UK Government increases military spending. The prime minister made the commitment during a visit to Glasgow as he unveiled a strategic defence review to tackle Russian aggression. The Labour leader warned the country is moving towards a “war-fighting readiness” as the conflict in eastern Europe between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate. He told The Courier that increased investment in defence will directly benefit Fife.

1 month ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Justin Bowie

Gamrie grandmother Margaret Murray says her life has been turned upside down with stress while she waits in limbo to find out if her sheltered home will be closed by Aberdeenshire Council. The 85-year-old has lived in the tight-knit coastal community her whole life. But just three months after selling her family home, the local authority put her new Gamrie Bay Court address at risk of closure.

1 month ago | thecourier.co.uk | Justin Bowie

Dundee University workers have started another strike as they protest proposed job losses at the institution’s top forensic science research unit. Angry staff members have walked out for five days starting from now as the future of the institution’s acclaimed Levenhulme Centre remains at risk. The university’s proposals to axe the leading forensic research hub would see 24 employees losing their jobs.

1 month ago | thecourier.co.uk | Justin Bowie

UHI Perth aviation students say they had the “rug pulled from under our feet” after the collapse of a training firm linked to the university. Air Service Training (Engineering) Limited (AST) went into administration last month and no definite buyer has been found. Concerned students hoping to become aircraft engineers and pilots now fear their time spent at UHI Perth could be worthless. AST was founded in 1931 and has trained more than 190,000 engineers and pilots.

1 month ago | thecourier.co.uk | Justin Bowie

The Kirkcaldy nurse suing NHS Fife over her suspension following a trans changing room row has launched legal action against her own trade union. Sandie Peggie is already embroiled in a tribunal with her employer after she told trans doctor Beth Upton she felt uncomfortable at the two sharing a women’s locker room. Now she is suing the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) over claims the medical union has failed to help in her lengthy legal battle against NHS Fife.