Green industrialist Dale Vince has proposed several green measures that could save households £2,500 a year ahead of the Chancellor’s budget on Wednesday. The founder of Ecotricity, 62, called for capping the price of North Sea gas and lifting a ban on
Second-class stamps will increase by 10p to 85p, but large second-class stamps will stay at £1.55. Remember, standard letters can weigh up to 100g and be no bigger than 24cm x 16. 5cm x 5mm, while large letters can be up to
This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Most households’ energy bills could plunge by nearly £300 a year to its lowest level since 2022, the energy regulator is set to
Households face steep council tax hikes as nearly every local authority plans to raise the levy by the maximum of 4.99% this April, an analysis has found. At least 129 of 136 county and unitary local authorities in England who have so
Six million of the poorest people would need to double their income in order to escape poverty, a new report has found. The report says it is evidence of a “social failure at scale”. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) says there has
Households now can find themselves with so many bins it can be difficult to keep track of collection days. It can leave us looking to that one neighbour who drags their wheelie bin out first. Recently these helpful folk have acquired the
Despite inflation easing in recent months and stores such as Fortnum & Mason launching their Christmas displays, consumers will watch their festive pennies. But after years of Covid Christmas disruption many will push the boat out for those closest, notably the young.
Households could be slapped with extra taxes for refusing to take out their gas boilers, a top energy boss has suggested. Emma Fletcher, who heads up a project at Octopus Energy to push households towards making their homes net zero, claimed that
HOUSEHOLDS with onshore wind turbines in their communities could see bills reduced by £300 a year, a housing minister said. Communities that host wind infrastructure should benefit directly from it, the Government said in a statement earlier this year when it lifted
FAMILIES’ energy bills will be higher because of Rishi Sunak’s rollback on net zero policies, his climate advisers have warned. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) said yesterday (THURS) that the delays will make net zero emission harder to achieve. The Prime Minister