Fuel Poverty
01 Aug 2022
Why heat pumps sum up all that is wrong with ‘net zero’
The Telegraph reports how strict planning could force households to buy heat pumps even if they do not want them They were intended to be the silver bullet that meant...
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01 Aug 2022
Truss and Sunak tell rural Tory voters they will ‘champion’ their way of life
The Telegraph reports that the leadership candidates have pledged to ‘champion the rural way of life’ in a written plea to rural campaigners Writing in the magazine of the Countryside...
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01 Aug 2022
Shropshire rural care staff hit by rising fuel costs
BBC Shropshire reports that the rising cost of fuel is contributing to a lack of staff in rural areas, according to Shropshire carer Ash Turner Compensation for mileage no longer...
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27 Jul 2022
Rural consumers deserve choice in how they decarbonise their home, report finds
Ministers must not penalise rural home and business owners who live off the gas grid by making them guinea pigs in the drive to decarbonise heating, a report from the...
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18 Jul 2022
Fuel Bank Heat Fund
A fund is now available for financially vulnerable households who live off the gas grid and rely on bulk fuel deliveries in order and to keep warm this winter The...
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11 Jul 2022
Reaching Rural Properties
The Yorkshire Post reports on a new report launched by Localis, an independent think tank, titled Reaching Rural Properties: Off Grid heating in the transition to net zero The article...
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11 Jul 2022
Dartmoor charity stopping service due to carer shortage
The BBC report a Devon charity that provides care to people in their own homes is stopping its service because it cannot find enough carers North East Dartmoor Care (NEDCare), based...
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11 Jul 2022
Review finds cause for concern in some parts of road fuel market
A review of competition in the road fuel market has found cause for concern in the growing gap between the price of crude oil when it enters refineries, and the...
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27 Jun 2022
Rural residents will pay £800 more per year to keep driving
The Daily Express reports that rural households that depend on their cars are having to spend nearly £800 a year more on fuel than people who live in urban areas,...
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20 Jun 2022
Priced off the road
Newsnight on 14th June highlighted the plight of rural communities struggling with the negative impact of the rising cost of fuel on rural communities “For those living in rural areas...
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