fuel costs
26 Sep 2022
Rural areas hit harder by cost-of-living crisis, study finds
The BBC has reported that the cost-of-living crisis is hitting people living in rural areas harder than those living in towns and cities, according to a new report The study,...
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22 Sep 2022
New report shows devastating triple blow pushes rural communities into a cost-of-living emergency
A new report by Rural Services Network shows rural areas face ‘dual energy vulnerability’ of higher household and transport energy poverty, and lower wages The research found that homes in...
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29 Aug 2022
The Rural Heating Challenge – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
The Rural Heating Challenge Late last year, the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy was published setting out details of a £3.9 billion package of support to decarbonise heat for buildings....
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29 Aug 2022
It’s time for a technology inclusive approach to heating rural homes – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
OFTEC, an organisation with decades of experience in the rural heating industry, sets out the challenges and solutions for decarbonising off-gas-grid heating. The current cost of living crisis has driven...
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15 Aug 2022
Why all the political parties need to start paying attention to rural communities
The Yorkshire post reports on the rising cost of living that is deeply affecting rural communities, with rising fuel prices and a lack of public transport, particularly affecting those in...
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08 Aug 2022
Countryside crime rise linked to cost-of-living crisis
The BBC report how the theft of farmers’ livestock, vehicles and fuel is on the rise due to the UK’s cost-of-living crisis, according to a new countryside crime report Rural...
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08 Aug 2022
More than half of UK households to be in fuel poverty by the new year, according to new report
The University of York reports that according to a new report by the university, more than half of households in the UK, or 15 million people, will have been pushed...
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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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