Newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror has confirmed that 85 jobs have been lost at two of its flagship Scottish titles.

But union members at the Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail say they are continuing to fight to save ten jobs still at risk of compulsory redundancy.

In a statement, Trinity confirmed that the editorial workforce at the two titles has been reduced by 85, of which 49 are voluntary redundancies and 11 are compulsory redundancies.

In addition, the company is not replacing five fixed-term contracts and the number of casual staff has also been reduced by 20 positions.

Dozens of people have already worked their last day at the newspapers with the rest due to finish by the end of next month. Of the compulsory redundancies one has already left and the union is still pushing to save the other ten.

A spokesman for Trinity Mirror said: “We have worked constructively and sensibly with the NUJ to complete this reorganisation.”

National Union of Journalists’ Scottish organiser Paul Holleran, who has previously told HTFP of the union’s battle to lower the number of jobs being axed at the titles, said this week that the union will continue to fight against the remaining posts identified for compulsory redundancy.

The chapel believe that Trinity Mirror bosses should have reconsidered the proposals following the closure of the News of the World in order to make the titles more prominent. Mr Holleran said the closure created a commercial opportunity for Trinity Mirror.

The company announced the restructure in June when the number of job losses was expected to be 93.

Design and subbing of some magazine based features will be outsourced to the Press Association, while non-Scottish news and features would be shared with London-based national sister titles.