Lisa Dowd
Midlands Correspondent at Sky News
Proud mum of three girls. Twin expert ✌️ Sky News Midlands Correspondent. Married to @tomskynews.
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3 weeks ago |
news.sky.com | Lisa Dowd |Shamaan Freeman-Powell
Piles of black rubbish bags continue to fill the pavements of Birmingham, as the city deals with an ongoing bin strike. Mounds of waste remain uncollected, while residents have started to take matters into their own hands. Birmingham City Council declared a major incident on 31 March, saying the "regrettable" move was taken in response to public health concerns, as picket lines were blocking depots and preventing waste vehicles from collecting rubbish.
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3 weeks ago |
news.sky.com | Lisa Dowd
Birmingham band UB40 say the city's striking bin workers and their union should "keep fighting" in their dispute over pay. "We're fully on their side," drummer Jimmy Brown told Sky News. "I think they shouldn't give up, they should still be fighting. "Working people shouldn't have to take a reduction in their incomes, which is what we're talking about here.
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4 weeks ago |
news.sky.com | Lisa Dowd
The leader of Birmingham City Council has urged refuse workers to accept its "fair" pay offer and told Sky News he is "absolutely determined" to end the bin crisis. Twenty-thousand tonnes of rubbish have now been cleared as the strike enters its fifth week but there is no sign of a resolution with the Unite union. Birmingham City Council leader John Cotton said it "pains" him to see pictures of mounds of rubbish and rats feeding off the mess being broadcast around the world.
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4 weeks ago |
msn.com | Lisa Dowd
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4 weeks ago |
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Birmingham bin strike negotiations latest: @BhamCityCouncil says they’re “making progress in talks” & @unitetheunion says they’re in “touching distance” of agreement but need reassurances on bin lorry driver’s pay- more meetings next week 👇🏼 https://t.co/eqMLSXv9Jq
“Keep going boys!”: Birmingham band @UB40OFFICIAL tell @SkyNews they back the city’s striking bin workers https://t.co/XkZMYbGGkk
UB40: 'We have total support for bin men' https://t.co/uw89eSbE5O
