Striking Social Workers Hold Pickets in Keynsham Friday, May 22, 2026 socialworkers strike pay keynsham picketing dispute gradings strikeaction paydispute socialcare Twenty-eight social workers in Keynsham have begun striking to protest pay gradings they consider unfair. The strike, which involves picketing outside workplaces, highlights ongoing concerns about compensation and working … Read More
Children’s Social Care Managers Set to Strike Over Pay and Progression Dispute Wednesday, March 18, 2026 strike socialcare unison pay progression regrading council protest bath staffrights Tomorrow (March 19), 28 social care managers and deputy managers from Bath and North East Somerset Council will stage a one-day strike, reigniting industrial action previously suspended. The group plans to picket outside … Read More
Fire Service Faces Serious Challenges Without Increased Funding, Warns FBU Wednesday, February 18, 2026 firefighting funding recruitment pay firebrigadesunion devon somerset budget emergency morale The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has issued a stark warning that the fire service in the south west will face “serious challenges” unless the central government provides additional funding to recruit and retain more … Read More
I'm a Film Extra on 28 Years Later – Here’s the Easy Way to Get Picked Friday, January 23, 2026 film extras casting 28yearslater somerset acting audition danyboyle filming pay Neasa, a 28-year-old film extra, recently revealed how she landed a role in the 2025 post-apocalyptic horror-drama 28 Years Later, the third installment in the 28 Days Later franchise. Released in UK cinemas on June 20, 2025, … Read More
I'm a Film Extra and Worked on 28 Days Later – Here’s an Easy Way to Get Picked Friday, January 23, 2026 extras casting 28dayslater film acting somerset dannyboyle castingagencies filmproduction pay Neasa, a 28-year-old who appeared as an extra in the 2025 film 28 Days Later, has opened up about the straightforward process she followed to be selected for the role. The post-apocalyptic horror-drama, directed by Danny … Read More
Councillors Challenge Council Leaders as Children’s Social Worker Strike Looms Thursday, January 22, 2026 strike pay socialcare council industrialaction morale negotiation unison acas children Councillors at Bath and North East Somerset Council are pressing senior officials for answers as a strike threat grows within the children’s social care department. Last week, team managers and deputy team managers in … Read More