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Hard-pressed families in Preston, who are in fuel poverty and struggle to prioritize which bill to pay first, have received some much needed help from the Preston’s Citizens Advice Bureau as part of the Big Energy Saving Week, a recent news report in the local media has been able to find.

The UK has the worst track record in Europe in terms of fuel poverty, new research has been able to reveal.

Elderly people in Burton will receive help and advice on saving energy and cutting bills as part of the Big Energy Saving Week 2015, a news report in the local media has been able to find.

Residents in Milton Keynes are being urged to look for the best deal in terms of energy suppliers and also help older relatives or neighbours find a better deal as part of the Big Energy Saving Week, a recent news report has been able to find.

Almost half of residents in Scotland are not aware of the massive energy savings they could potentially achieve by switching their energy suppliers, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

The UK’s energy suppliers are coming under fire for not adjusting their tariffs to match the wholesale energy prices, which are at their lowest in five years, a news report has revealed.

The Scottish government has allocated £5m to a scheme that would enable it to take a positive step towards ending fuel poverty, a recent news report in the local media has been able to find. The funding will be used as part of a cashback scheme that will be made available to housing associations, who […]

There’s a very real and significant need for more focus on conserving energy and reducing demand as part of efforts to tackle climate change emissions, rather than just making heat and power supplies cleaner, a report by Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has warned. The paper is based on research conducted for the organisation […]

While smart meters can certainly help home owners keep close tabs on their energy spending, switching suppliers after having one of them installed might become a really troublesome process, a recent news report has been able to reveal. Under existing regulations, suppliers are obliged to install the meters in all their customers’ homes but they […]

The Church of Ireland has decided to provide €8.5 million (£6.12m) worth of funding for energy efficiency projects, a recent news report has been able to reveal. The cash will be used by the Ireland Energy Efficiency Fund (IEEF), which is aiming for investment totalling €70 million (£50.4m) by 2016. It was previously granted €35 […]

Housing developers should be forced to consider low cost communal heating systems as part of a revamped set of planning rules, Scottish heat experts have argued. Trade organisation Scottish Renewables says the move would slash the number of city households living in fuel poverty, and argue that Glasgow should follow into the footsteps of London, […]

Low-income Scottish homes are set to participate in a major energy-efficiency scheme that aims to help them fight back fuel poverty, a recent media news report has been able to find. The ‘Help for Homes’ initiative is a three-year scheme that will target low income homes, carrying out essential repairs and energy saving upgrades. Scottish […]