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Scottish Water promotes winter code to protect homes

watersignScottish Water is launching a winter campaign to encourage customers to be prepared and ensure homes and businesses are protected as winter sets in.

Communities like ours are being urged to follow Scottish Water’s winter code – a set of simple steps to protect your pipes, be prepared and heat, insulate and protect your home and business.

Be Prepared For Winter. Tips for looking after your pipes.[/caption]The campaign will be communicated through advertising, leaflets, posters, videos and, of course, social media channels.

Visit www.scottishwater.co.uk/winter where you can find winter information, films and advice. If you would like hard copies of leaflets email customermarketing@scottishwater.co.uk.

Further information can be found online about everyone’s pipework responsibilities by visiting www.scottishwater.co.uk/responsibility.

Here are some Scottish Water top tips in the meantime…

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Reporting road or pavement problems to the Council

After a winter of high winds though little snow, you might be wondering how best to go about reporting problems with roads and pavements in and around the village.

The good news is that in this digital age it really couldn’t be any easier to report problems to the Council. Here’s one method…

Fixmystreet.com is a fantastic initiative from the mySociety team, which in turn is a charitable initiative from the UK Citizens Online Democracy. All you need to do in order to report a local issue is enter your postcode, supply (optional) contact details, upload a picture if you have one, then just hit send. It really couldn’t be much simpler or user friendly.

You then receive a confirmation email with a link from the website, click the link to confirm and you’re done. Your local council has now been alerted courtesy of Fixmystreet.com.

Below you can see an example of a submitted problem on the Fixmystreet.com website.

Using the Fixmystreet.com website couldn't be simpler for reporting road or pavement issues.
Using the Fixmystreet.com website couldn't be simpler for reporting road or pavement issues.

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