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Engineers to work through night on burst water main

Engineers are set to work through the night as they repair the burst water main which left hundreds of thousands of people in Scotland’s largest city without water for hours. A 36ins water main burst in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, on Tuesday ...

25 Jan 2023 at 19:48

Scotland

Scottish Water charges to rise 4.2%

Charges for household water and waste water in Scotland will increase by 4.2% for the next year. The rise is in line with the CPI inflation figure for October 2021. It means water charges, which are collected alongside council tax, will ...

04 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Poorer households must be protected from future water bill rises, body says

People on lower incomes must be safeguarded from future rises in water bills, Scotland’s statutory body for consumers has said. Consumer Scotland recommended an increase in the threshold of the existing Water Charges Reduction Scheme ...

29 Oct 2024 at 09:28

Scotland

Assets not designed for extreme weather, says Scottish Water as charges increase

Households across Scotland are facing a 4.2% increase in water charges as Scottish Water looks to invest in their assets they say were “never designed” for extreme weather we now see. In the organisation’s annual report for 2021/22, ...

27 Jun 2022 at 22:26

Scotland

Sepa issues first water scarcity alert of 2022

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has published its first water scarcity alert of the year as climate change has an impact on supplies. Business operators and farmers in the Firth of Tay area are being urged to ...

02 Jun 2022 at 18:56

Scottish Water workers overwhelmingly back strike against ‘rogue employer’

Scottish Water workers represented by two unions have overwhelmingly backed strike action in light of a pay dispute. Eighty-six per cent of GMB Scotland members who work at the publicly-owned facility backed industrial action....

17 Oct 2023 at 14:15

Scottish Water staff vote to strike amid dispute over pay and conditions

Hundreds of Scottish Water staff have backed strike action amid claims the organisation attempted to force through changes to pay and conditions without agreement. Unison consulted members on taking industrial action and ...

01 Sept 2023 at 12:02

Scotland

Lib Dems blast SNP for failing to back bid to upgrade Scotland’s sewers

The Lib Dems have hit out at the SNP after a Holyrood motion calling for upgrades to the sewage system was not signed by any of its MSPs. Alex Cole-Hamilton’s motion was signed by MSPs from the Conservatives, Labour and ...

17 Jul 2023 at 18:32

Scotland

First Minister warns water shortages ‘could become more likely’

The First Minister has warned water shortages “could become more likely and potentially more widespread” as dry conditions in Scotland look set to continue. Humza Yousaf chaired a meeting of the Scottish Government’s ...

08 Jun 2023 at 21:08

Scotland

Water and waste charges to increase by 8.8%

Water and waste charges are to increase by 8.8% from April. Scottish Water announced annual household bills for water will increase by around £35.95 for the year 2024/25. Charges are set by the Scottish Water board ...

01 Feb 2024 at 20:29

Scottish Water strikes suspended as new offer made

Scottish Water strikes planned for this weekend have been suspended after late night talks resulted in a new offer. Staff staged a walkout last week with another strike planned for this weekend as part of 48 days ...

16 Nov 2023 at 13:52

Scotland

Motorway slip road closed after sewage floods road

A motorway slip road has been closed after sewage flooded part of the carriageway near a busy shopping centre. Traffic Scotland said the westbound slip road on the M8 at junction 25A for Braehead was shut due to ...

27 Dec 2024 at 12:56

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