ENERGY

Sunday 6th July 2008

GAS AND ELECTRICITY DISCONNECTIONS UP 146 PER CENT

 

Thursday 3rd July 2008

WEIR DEMANDS ACTION ON RURAL FUEL POVERTY LOOPHOLE
Rural Angus Badly Hit by Rise in Home Fuel Oil Costs

 

Friday 27th June 2008

Weir Marks 25 Years of Energy Action Scotland

Campaigning Group Recognises Problems of Rural Fuel Poverty and Assisted Kirriemuir Energy Efficiency Scheme

 

Tuesday 24th June 2008

WEIR COMMENTS ON ENERGY PRICE WARNING

 

Saturday 21st June 2008

BROWN HAS "COMPLETELY LOST THE PLOT" OVER NUCLEAR

Friday 20th June 2008

Users of Propane and Home Fuel Oil “Fallen Off the Radar”

 

Weir Steps Up Campaign For “Off Grid” Help

 

 

Thursday 19th June 2008

WEIR DEMANDS ACTION AND ANSWERS ON ENERGY PRICES

 

Wednesday 18th June 2008

WEIR DEMANDS ACTION ON THREAT OF ENERGY COST INCREASE

 

Wednesday 18th June 2008 

Weir Re-elected as Vice Chairman of Oil and Gas Group

Oil Remains Important but Companies Face Challenge to Diversify

 

Thursday 12th June 2008

WEIR WARNS BROWN ON NUCLEAR PLANNING

 

Monday 9th June 2008

WEIR AGHAST AT LABOUR’S SURREAL NUCLEAR DUMP PLANS

Monday 9th June 2008

GAS PRICE BREAKS £1 A THERM BARRIER

WEIR SLAMS RELENTLESS RISE IN ENERGY PRICES

 

Friday 30th May 2008

Fuel Poverty Moves Do Little to Address Real Problem

 

 

Thursday 29th May 2008

BROWN SIGNING NUCLEAR BLANK CHEQUE

Wednesday 28th May 2008

SNP WARNS BROWN ON NEW NUCLEAR PLANS

 

Thursday 22 nd May 2008 

Weir Calls For Action on Off Grid Energy Consumers.

Hidden Face of Fuel Poverty Must be Tackled.

 

Tuesday 20th May 2008 

Rural Consumers Need Same Protection as Other Energy Users.

 

Monday 19th May 2008

WEIR BACKS BUSINESS CALLS FOR ACTION ON FUEL COSTS

 

Monday 12th May 2008

WEIR CONDEMNS CENTRICA PRICE HIKE

Thursday 8th May 2008

WEIR CALLS FOR ACTION ON BUSINESS ENERGY COSTS

 

 

Thursday 1st May 2008

DON’T ABANDON BIOFUELS URGES WEIR

Wednesday 30th April 2008

WESTMINSTER SIGNING NUCLEAR BLANK CHEQUE

 

 

Wednesday 23rd April 2008

WEIR DISMISSES CAIRNS ENERGY ATTACK

 

Friday 19th April 2008

THE HIDDEN FACE OF FUEL POVERTY IN ANGUS

 

Thursday 3rd April 2008 

WEIR BLASTS MINISTER OVER NUCLEAR BID

 

 

Sunday 30th March 2008

WESTMINSTER PLANNING NUCLEAR POWER GRAB

CROWN ESTATE THREAT TO RENEWABLES REVOLUTION

 

Saturday 29th March 2008

Brown indulging in “the worst form of Greenwash”

 

Wednesday 26th March 2008

Hutton’s “March Madness” Over Nuclear

 

Monday 17th March 2008

Angus Consumers Could Save £2.5 million A Year  And Cut Carbon Emissions.

 

 

Monday 10th March 2008

Chancellor Must Take Firm Action on Energy Prices

 

 

Saturday 8th March 2008

Weir calls for the Government to Get Smart

 

Wednesday 5th March 2008

Labour Continue to Peddle Nuclear Myth

 

Thursday 28th February 2008

WEIR CRITICISES FAILURE TO TACKLE PROBLEMS FACED BY VULNERABLE ENERGY CUSTOMERS

 

Monday 25th February 2008

WEIR COMMENTS ON OFGEM NATIONAL GRID FINE

 

Thursday 21st February 2008

Ofgem Decision "Better Late Than Never"

 

 

Thursday 21st February 2008

WEIR DISMAY AS ENERGY FIRM ANNOUNCES RECORD PROFITS

 

 

Wednesday 20th February 2008

CONSUMERS SUFFERING AS ENERGY PRICES AND PROFITS INCREASE

 

 

Tuesday 12th February 2008

Consumers Will Suffer WITH Market Concentration 

Urgent Investigation Into Energy Market Now Vital

 

Saturday 9th February 2008

Concerns That Scottish Power May Be Taken Over By French State Company

Concentration Against Interests of Consumers
 

 

Thursday 7th February 2008

WEIR RESTATES INVESTIGATION CALLS INTO ENERGY MARKET

 

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Weir Welcomes Committee’s Investigation Into UK Energy Market

 

 

Friday 1st February 2008

Energy Regulator Not Working for Consumers

 

Monday 28th January 2008

GOVERNMENT NUCLEAR POLICY IN SHAMBLES AS KEY ADVISOR REVEALS FLAWS
 

 

Saturday 16th January 2008

SNP SUPPORT FURTHER CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO ENERGY PRICES
 

Friday 18th January 2008

CENTRICA INCREASE GAS AND ELECTRICITY BILLS BY 15%

WEIR DEMANDS INVESTIGATION INTO ENERGY MARKET

Wednesday 16th January 2008

 WEIR - OFGEM STATEMENT DISPLAYS INCREDIBLE COMPLACENCY

 

Tuesday 15th January 2008 

EDF ANNOUNCE INFLATION BUSTING HIKE

WEIR DEMANDS ACTION ON ROCKETING PRICES

 

Monday 14th January 2008

ANGER AT OFGEM’S DECISION ON ENERGY PRICING

 

Sunday 13th January 2008

WEIR DEMANDS ACTION ON ENERGY RIP-OFF

Sunday 13th January 2008

Weir Welcomes Angus Biofuels Plant

MP Previously Promoted Private Members Bill on Topic.

 

 

Thursday 10th January 2008

MINISTERIAL CONFUSION AT OWN NUCLEAR PROPOSALS

 

Thursday 10th January 2008

WEIR COMMENTS ON UK GOVERNMENT NUCLEAR ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Tuesday, 8th January 2008 

GOVERNMENT MUST BE CLEAR ON WHO PAYS FOR NUCLEAR

 

Tuesday, 8th January 2008

WEIR BACKS ENERGY ACTION CALLS ON FUEL POVERTY

 

Monday, 7th January 2008 

WEIR COMMENTS ON DARLING’S OFGEM MEETING

 

Monday 24th December 2008

SNP CALLS FOR SOCIAL TARIFFS TO TACKLE CRIPPLING ENERGY COSTS

ENERGY COMPETITION "LARGELY ILLUSORY" FOR MANY

saturday 29th December 2007

FINNISH EXPERIENCE SHOWS FOLLY OF NUCLEAR AMBITIONS

 

 

Thursday 27th December


WEIR CALLS FOR SOCIAL TARRIFFS ON RISING HOME ENERGY COSTS

 

 

Wednesday 5th December 2007

WEIR SLAMS ENERGY COMPANIES EXPLOITATION OF THE POOR

Wednesday 28th November 2007

Weir Slams Ofgem

 

Monday 29th October 2007

SCOTTISH ENERGY PRODUCERS FACE “DOUBLE WHAMMY” OF CHARGES

 

Saturday 15th September 2007

WEIR VISITS LITHUANIA FOR TALKS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY 

 

Tuesday 4th September 2007

WEIR VISITS OFFSHORE EUROPE 2007

 

Friday 27th July 2007

SNP ANGER OVER OFGEM ZONAL CHARGES

 

Thursday 7th June 2007

GOVERNMENT "ALL OVER THE SHOP" ON CARBON CAPTURE

 

Thursday 7th June 2007

MP CALLS FOR ACTION ON RURAL FUEL POVERTY

 

Friday 25th May 2007

SNP REITERATE OPPOSITION TO NEW NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS

 

Friday 23rd February 2007

WEIR SIGNS UP TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY

 

Thursday 22nd February 2007

GOVERNMENT MUST COUGH UP ON CARBON CAPTURE FUNDING

 

Thursday 8th February 2007

ENERGY PRICE STILL TOO HIGH DESPITE REDUCTION CLAIMS ANGUS MP

 

Wednesday 7th February 2007

WEIR SUPPORTS GREENPEACE IN BATTLE AGAINST NUCLEAR

 

Monday 8th January 2007

SCOTTISH GAS FINES HIT MOST VULNERABLE IN ANGUS

 

Monday 8th January 2007

IT'S TIME TO TACKLE FUEL POVERTY

 

Friday 22nd December 2006

BROWN BAGS OVER A BILLION AS FUEL POVERTY RISES

 

Tuesday 10th October 2006

CAUTIOUS WELCOME TO POWER COMPANY’S WINTER REBATE

 

Saturday 2nd September 2006

BROWN POCKETS A BILLION, AS SCOTS WORRY OVER RISING FUEL BILLS

 

Saturday 26th August 2006

WEIR VISITS OFFSHORE NORTHERN SEAS EXHIBITION IN STAVANGER

 

Thursday 17th August 2006

GOVERNMENT MUST PROTECT VULNERABLE GROUPS FROM CONTINUING ENERGY MISERY

 

Thursday 27th July 2006

ICY BLAST FROM SCOTTISH GAS CUTS THROUGH HEAT WAVE

 

Tuesday 11th July 2006

GOVERNMENT FAIL TO RULE OUT NUCLEAR CLEAN UP SUBSIDIES

 

Thursday 6th July 2006

SNP PRESSURE PAYING OFF FOR SCOTTISH ENERGY PRODUCERS

 

Wednesday 5th July 2006

SCOTLAND SECRETARY'S ''EXTRAORDINARY COMPLACENCY'' ON PENSIONER FUEL POVERTY

 

Thursday 17th May 2006

PM'S NUCLEAR OBSESSION THE WRONG ANSWER FOR SCOTLAND

 

Wednesday 16th May 2006

BLAIR EXPOSES HIS OWN ENERGY REVIEW AS A SHAM

 
 
Wednesday 3rd May 2006
 
WEIR SUPPORTS EXTENSION OF FUEL HELP 
AND RURAL ENERGY INITIATIVE
 
 
 
 
Friday 28th April 2006
 
SNP WARN AGAINST IMPORT OF NUCLEAR 
WASTE
 

 

Friday 14th April 2006

GOVT ENERGY REVIEW ATTACKED AS SHAM

 

Monday 10th April 2006

WEIR MOVES MOTION FOR CLEAN ENERGY BILL

 

Thursday 30th March 2006

CHANCELLOR FAILS TO DO SUMS ON ENERGY

 

Thursday 23rd March 2006

BROWN'S BUDGET EXPOSES ENERGY REVIEW AS SHAM

 

Thursday 23rd March 2006

CHANCELLOR FAILS TO KEEP UP WITH RISING ENERGY PRICES

 

Monday 6th March 2006

GOVERNMENT DRAGGING FEET ON OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY

 

Thursday 23rd February 2006

CONSUMERS FEEL THE PAIN WHILST SHAREHOLDERS REAP THE GAIN

 

Thursday 9th February 2006

OFGEM INDIFFERENCE TO RENEWABLE ENERGY ACKNOWLEDGED BY GOVERNMENT

 

Monday 6th February 2006

GAS PRICE HIKES ACT OF PROFIT SELF-PRESERVATION

 

Tuesday 17th January 2006

NUCLEAR LOBBY "SELLING A LIE" ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY OF NUCLEAR POWER