Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Re:wiring Scotland the brand

Senior politicians, wealth creators and academics are among those gathering in St Andrews today for SCDI’s 2010 Forum and Economic Summit – Re:wiring Scotland.

Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP and First Minister, Rt Hon Alex Salmond MP MSP are among those scheduled to give keynote speeches to delegates, who will focus …


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  • 11/03/10 at 9.02am
  • By Andrew

Scottish Water ignoring farmer’s drainage woes

Waterwatch Scotland, the independent consumer watchdog for Scotland’s water industry, says Scottish Water is ignoring a Banknock farmer’s pleas to replace missing or damaged drains which has resulted in repeated flooding and damage to his fields.

To read full news release, please click here.


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  • 10/03/10 at 9.10am
  • By Andrew

Glasgow urged to plug-in to ending pollution

MSPs have joined a campaign to try to persuade Scotland’s cities to provide charging points for electric vehicles.

To read the full news release, please click here.


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  • 24/02/10 at 1.10pm
  • By John

Scotland’s water watchdog meets in Bathgate

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 from Bathgate residents on a wide range of issues, including the service customers receive from Scottish Water.

To read full news release, please click here.


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  • 18/02/10 at 9.15am
  • By Andrew

Scotland’s water watchdog back in Campbeltown

Waterwatch Scotland (WWS), the independent consumer watchdog for Scotland’s water industry, is returning to Campbeltown today nine months after publishing its critical report into Scottish Water’s mismanagement of waste water treatment operations in the Argyll and Bute town.

To read full news release, please click here.


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  • 12/02/10 at 9.10am
  • By Andrew

Watchdog urges urgent review of Scottish Water directors’ bonuses

Waterwatch Scotland (WWS), the independent consumer watchdog for Scotland’s water industry, is calling for an urgent review of the way bonuses are paid to senior Scottish Water executives.

To read full news release, please click here.


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2009 best financial year yet for leading CRO, ClinTec International

ClinTec International, a leading full service multinational contract research organisation (CRO), has announced that it has achieved organic growth with a 45 per cent increase in global sales revenues over the last twelve months; expanded its client base signing new contracts with 11 of the world’s top 25 pharmaceutical firms.

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The first manifesto of the 2011 Scottish Parliament Election…

On Tuesday 2nd February, ‘Scotland’s Sporting Chance: A manifesto for sport in Scotland’ was launched by former Scotland rugby international Scott Hastings.  The purpose of this manifesto is to raise awareness of the challenges facing Scottish sport from grassroots to elite performance. I recently joined Morhamburn from the Scottish Sports Association and was one of …


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  • 3/02/10 at 5.12pm
  • By Mark

ClinTec International: leading global contract research organisation

MENA Health World Magazine interviews Dr Rabinder Buttar, founder, President and CEO of ClinTec International, one of Britain’s leading CROs.

To read the full article, prepared by Morhamburn for MENA Health World, please click here.


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  • 3/02/10 at 11.57am
  • By Andrew

Still doing it their way…Northern Ireland, Day 7

So the 48-hour deadline for a deal to be reached has passed, but the UK and Irish governments have not laid down their proposals as threatened. Once again Northern Irish politics has shown it is a unique, some may say peculiar entity. Most people will ask – why haven’t the UK and Irish governments told …


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  • 2/02/10 at 12.17pm
  • By Niamh