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Heating oil: Why will "100 heating oil payments not be paid until the summer?

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (921+ words) It will be at least three months before a support package for some households which use home heating oil is distributed, the communities minister has said. On Thursday, the executive pledged "19. 2m to go along with "17m already set aside for the…...

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Home heating oil costs in rural Lancashire doubles - councillors

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (399+ words) People living in rural Lancashire have seen prices double for their home central heating oil since the US-Israel war with Iran began, councillors at one local authority have said. Current oil supply uncertainty means some households are having to accept…...

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New rules make easier for islanders to install heat pumps

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (236+ words) Barriers have been removed for islanders who want to install money-saving heat pumps on their homes and other buildings. The States of Guernsey's Development and Planning Authority (DPA) said people would no longer need planning permission to install air source…...

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Couple's heating bill more than doubles due to oil crisis

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (785+ words) A couple whose heating oil order was cancelled have had to pay more than double their initial quote, after being left without enough fuel to heat their home. Clare Smith, 47, placed an order for her parents, Ron and Lynn Smith,…...

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The homeowners hit by a sudden hike in the cost of heating oil

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1138+ words) Tucked away in the leafy Essex countryside, the last thing David Coverdale thought when he ordered heating oil for his home was the breakout of war. But the effects of the conflict in Iran, almost 3, 000 miles (4, 828km) away from his rural…...

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Pregnant woman without heating after oil price spike

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (714+ words) A pregnant woman said she felt she had no choice but to go without heating after the cost of her heating oil more than doubled. Anna Barker lives in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire, where many properties that are…...

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Heating oil customers see orders cancelled and prices hiked

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (847+ words) Households relying on heating oil have seen their bills double, orders cancelled - and some have been unable to get heating oil at all - since the US and Israel began their assault in Iran. About 1. 7 million households in England and Wales…...

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Shropshire family turn off heating due to 'astronomical' oil price

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (529+ words) A family living in a rural village have say they are trying to conserve the last of their heating oil to avoid paying for a refill, after prices shot up in the wake of the US-Israeli war with Iran. Across…...

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Northumberland mum turns off heating as cost of oil soars

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (531+ words) A charity is warning a rise in the price of heating oil amid the conflict in the Middle East will hit those "already struggling" in rural communities. Approximately 30% of homes in Cumbria and Northumberland do not have mains gas and…...

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Londoners borrow thermal imaging cameras to cut heat loss

2+ mon, 1+ min ago  (497+ words) "Our house was absolutely freezing and the landlord wasn't going to do anything about it," said Christopher, who used a thermal imaging camera to identify heat loss through his windows. The Pimlico resident was one of hundreds of Londoners who…...