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Morhamburn’s Forward Look

Morhamburn’s Forward Look for the week commencing January 18th 2010.


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  • 18/01/10 at 10.33am
  • By Andrew

Morhamburn Report: Local Newspaper Industry Inquiry

On Nov 4, 2009, the Scottish Parliament’s Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture (ELLC) Committee launched an inquiry into the decline of Scotland’s local newspaper industry.


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  • 15/01/10 at 3.33pm
  • By Andrew

Waterwatch Scotland comes up trumps as freeze continues

Scotland’s water watchdog is a valuable one-stop source of information for concerned consumers facing burst pipe prospect.


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  • 12/01/10 at 12.20pm
  • By Andrew

Morhamburn’s Forward Look

Morhamburn’s authoritative round-up of all Holyrood activity for the week ahead.


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  • 11/01/10 at 9.56am
  • By Andrew

Digital Britain: access, inclusion and participation in communications markets in Scotland

Report of a joint Communications Consumer Panel and Consumer Focus Scotland event held in Glasgow on 11th November 2009


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  • 6/01/10 at 12.58pm
  • By Andrew

Bah, humbug…

There was a time when I considered myself something of a political anorak. Thursday was the high point of my working week: FMQs, political shows back to back; Chamber business re-runs on the Politics channel on Saturday mornings nicely topped off with Politics Scotland on Sundays. My kids could fight all they liked for the …


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  • 18/12/09 at 12.30pm
  • By Andrew

Scottish Water report card: Not bad, but not yet good enough

Waterwatch Scotland (WWS), the independent consumer watchdog for Scotland’s water industry, has called on Scottish Water to up its game when it comes to customer service.


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Scotland’s water watchdog gives cautious welcome to WICS’ charging plans

Waterwatch Scotland (WWS), the independent consumer watchdog for the country’s water industry, has broadly welcomed the Water Industry Commission for Scotland’s announcement that water prices in Scotland are to be kept below the level of inflation until 2015. WWS, however, sounded a note of caution warning that any price freeze should not result in poorer customer service or hamper much-needed infrastructure investment.


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  • 26/11/09 at 2.31pm
  • By Andrew

Cupar folk urged to share views on flooding

Waterwatch Scotland, the national complaints handling authority for all domestic and non-domestic water customers and customer representative body for the water industry in Scotland is looking for Cupar residents’ views on flooding at their next public meeting in the town on Wednesday.


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  • 19/11/09 at 2.35pm
  • By Andrew

Eyemouth folk urged to share views on Scottish Water

Waterwatch Scotland, the national complaints handling authority for all domestic and non-domestic water customers and customer representative body for the water industry in Scotland, is actively seeking feedback on a wide range of issues, including the service customers receive from Scottish Water.


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  • 12/11/09 at 2.38pm
  • By Andrew