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Nearly 4m households could be in fuel poverty by end of 2012

Nearly 4m households could be in fuel poverty by end of 2012

22 May 2012

As many as four million households in England could have fallen into fuel poverty by the end of 2012, new figures have suggested.The 2012 Annual Report on Fuel Poverty by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said rises in the cost of utilities mean an extra 400,000 more homes may stru... More

More advice is offered on how to prevent heating oil theft

More advice is offered on how to prevent heating oil theft

21 May 2012

More advice has been offered to homeowners who use heating oil following a spate of fuel thefts in one part of the country.The Bude Neighbourhood Police Team told the Cornish Guardian the cold weather experienced over the past few weeks has resulted in several attempts to break into storage tanks an... More

Total announces Elgin gas leak is fully repaired

Total announces Elgin gas leak is fully repaired

21 May 2012

An operation carried out to plug up a gas leak on the Elgin Platform in the North Sea has proved to be a full success, according to oil company Total.Gas began to escape from a pipe within the facility in late March and the whole platform was completely evacuated.Last week, Total began pumping thick... More

Household energy bills set to rise

Household energy bills set to rise

18 May 2012

Householders are under a huge amount of financial pressure at present as the economy falters and unemployment remains stubbornly high.With the government banking on growth in the long-term, people are being urged to hunker down and wait for the cost of living to start falling.However, new research f... More

Yorkshire school hit by heating oil theft

Yorkshire school hit by heating oil theft

17 May 2012

A primary school in Goole has been hit once again with a heating oil theft - the fourth time the school has been targeted in the past two months.Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary, in east Yorkshire, has had more than £10,000 worth of heating oil and lead stolen in the past three years... More

Heating oil thefts still a problem

Heating oil thefts still a problem

16 May 2012

Heating oil theft in Ashbourne is still a major issue, according to local police officers.Speaking to the Ashbourne News Telegraph, police community support officer Kate Clevely noted that the key driver for thefts was the fact that heating oil prices have risen dramatically in recent months - makin... More

Households to be blighted by higher-than-expected inflation

Households to be blighted by higher-than-expected inflation

15 May 2012

Posted by Kim Bardsley Times are tight for a lot of households in the UK, as many people's wages are not going up at the same rate as inflation. The cost of living appears to be rising all the time and Britons are having to find ways to drive down their monthly outgoings. Bank of England gove... More

Energy bills will rise without green initiatves

Energy bills will rise without green initiatves

14 May 2012

No one has been immune to the effects of the recent global economic turmoil and household energy bills - including heating oil prices - have been rising in recent years.Just last week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) noted that monthly outgoings have risen by 71 per cent in the past decade.... More

Education could help people slash their energy bills

Education could help people slash their energy bills

14 May 2012

Rising energy bills have been taking their toll on consumers' finances during the economic downturn.Even the shift toward green energy is having a negative impact on people's wallets, as investment in new energy infrastructure is driving up costs for householders.Recently, Which? noted that ... More

Regular servicing of boilers highlighted as essential

Regular servicing of boilers highlighted as essential

11 May 2012

There are a number of different products on the market now that aim to provide peace of mind for homeowners by detecting carbon monoxide and sounding an alarm if levels of the poisonous substance get too high.However, their owners have been warned that they should never be seen as a substitute for g... More

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