Teachers begin strike action at Coatbridge ‘blue water’ school
Teachers at a school where four current and former teachers were diagnosed with cancer are beginning strike action over health concerns at the campus.
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Investigation: Campaigners say health and safety fears over building schools on toxic dump were ignored by ruling council group
Campaigners who fought in vain to stop a £44 million school campus being built on a toxic dump have revealed how their warnings were dismissed almost a decade ago.
Teachers to strike at ‘blue water’ school
Teachers have voted for strike action at a school built on a landfill site after four members of staff were diagnosed with cancer.
Expert says probe into blue water school cancer cases is vital as potential soil and air contamination could pose greater risk
An international expert in public health has warned water supplies at a school built on toxic industrial waste may be less of a risk than potentially contaminated soil and air.
REVEALED: Teachers get rare cancer while working at school built on site of toxic industrial landfill site
Four teachers at a school built on an industrial toxic dump have developed the same rare cancer, we can reveal today.
Stray dog driven 400 miles to Scotland after being found on M25
An appeal has been launched after a stray dog was brought almost 400 miles to Scotland by a member of the public.
Exclusive: Coatbridge school’s blue water revealed to have three times the legal level of copper
WATER that prompted a health alert at high schools built on a toxic dump contained three times the legal level of copper, we can reveal.
North Lanarkshire schools ‘blue water’ health hazard raised at parliament
FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has offered a Government probe into the 'blue water' affecting schools in North Lanarkshire.
VIDEO: Kick-Ass and Kingsman creator Mark Millar hosts Comic Convention at his old primary school
COMIC book writer Mark Millar brought a touch of superhero magic to his hometown of Townhead, Coatbridge yesterday with a family comic convention.
Man allegedly breaks into Coatbridge house and falls asleep covered in Doritos
A man was discovered with a half-eaten pie and covered in Doritos after allegedly breaking into a home and falling asleep.
In pics: Jeremy Corbyn attacks government welfare policies at rally in Coatbridge
THE UK Government is on a "completely illogical path" with its welfare policies, Jeremy Corbyn has told his supporters.