Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has announced that RMT Conductors will walk out again on Tuesday 21 June (next week) due to disagreements about a new role introduced by GTR. Talks between RMT and GTR at ACAS on 13 June ended without an agreement to amend GTR’s plans. RMT tabled a seven-point plan based on retaining the […]
Local MPs press rail operator to improve services
Amber Rudd, Member of Parliament for Hastings and Rye, and Huw Merriman, Member of Parliament for Bexhill and Battle met Southern in Parliament on 8 June. The MPs challenged the rail operator to do more to improve rail services which have badly let down local people in recent weeks. Representatives of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) […]
My weekend “adventures” to St Leonards
Weekend trips by tourists are an essential income for many seaside towns and St Leonards in no exception – especially that we now have a brand new pier. The only problem is that for most tourists from London or the nearby catchment area it can be difficult to get here or back given the regular […]