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Talks aimed at resolving the long-running dispute over driver-only trains on Southern have ‘stalled’ with no agreement says the RMT.
The union’s General Secretary Mick Cash has now called for round-table discussions involving all parties, saying with a ‘fresh approach’ he has ‘no doubt’ a resolution can be found.
The plans to get both the RMT and ASLEF in negotiations with Govia Thames Link and the Department of Transport will now be taken to Minister Chris Grayling.
£1.15bn is to be invested in Gatwick over the next 5 years.
It’ll be spent on new facilities for passengers and aircraft, IT infrastructure and projects to increase the use of electric vehicles.
The airport is currently halfway through its £2.7bn transformation programme with £240m being spent this year and the next on improvements.
A Crawley club supporting carers, friends and families of people living with dementia has been granted charity status.
‘Forget Me Not’ was set up 4 years ago as a place for those looking after dementia sufferers to get together with others in the same position.
They meet twice a week, on Tuesday evenings and Friday lunchtimes.
More information can be found at: http://www.forgetmenotclub.org/
An £8,000,000 project to transform urgent care at Crawley Hospital is now complete.
The refurbishment of the Urgent Treatment Centre is part of NHS Crawley Clinical Commissioning Group’s plan to provide care closer to home, and is the final stage of a wider project to transform urgent care. The transformation was intended to improve patient experience by providing modern, airy and colourful facilities. The UTC is a walk-in service, open 24/7 365 days a year which treats injuries or illnesses that are urgent but not life threatening, such as chest infections, broken bones, and minor head and eye injuries.
A primary care walk-in service is also open from 8am until 8pm every day.
A Rainbows unit from South Godstone has reopened after nine years.
The leaders of the unit held a Promise evening where 17 girls aged between 5 and 7 years old, and one adult Leader made their Promise to become official members of Girlguiding.
The 1st South Godstone Rainbow unit meets on Wednesday evenings in Tilburstow.