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Fuel poor families on the rise

Fuel poor families on the rise

20 November 2008

Fuel poverty affects 5.4 million households in the UK and that figure is expected to rise, according to National Energy Action (NEA).The organisation's warm homes campaigner Maria Wardrobe said that people suffer fuel poverty because of poor energy efficiency in the housing stock, low household inco... More

Rural Scarborough warned about domestic heating oil theft

Rural Scarborough warned about domestic heating oil theft

19 November 2008

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Domestic heating oil theft on the increase

Domestic heating oil theft on the increase

18 November 2008

Home heating oil theft is continuing to be a problem in the rural Test Valley despite a decline in prices and residents have been urged to step up security measures to protect their storage tanks.Sergeant Glenn Curtis has advised home heating oil customers to fasten their tanks with a crop proof pad... More

Heating oil users given anti-theft advice

Heating oil users given anti-theft advice

14 November 2008

Home heating oil users have been advised to step up their security measures in a bid to deter thieves.North Yorkshire police have noted an increase in the number of fuel thefts in rural areas in recent months, with criminals now preying on residential properties as well as the traditional target of ... More

Consumer Focus to look at heating oil

Consumer Focus to look at heating oil

13 November 2008

Home heating oil customers could soon receive greater levels of protection after it was confirmed that Consumer Focus would be monitoring the market.People who rely on heating oil do not receive any form of protection from bodies such as Ofgem and Energywatch, which represent the interests of domest... More

Anglesey care home struck by oil thieves

Anglesey care home struck by oil thieves

6 November 2008

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Police investigate heating oil theft

Police investigate heating oil theft

5 November 2008

Police in Wales are currently investigating a heating oil theft in Powys, it has been reported.According to the Shropshire Star, hundreds of litres of oil were taken during the incident, which happened in the Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant area.Constable Bob Bearman of Dyfed-Powys Police described this as ... More

Thieves target heating oil tanks in East Anglia

Thieves target heating oil tanks in East Anglia

30 September 2008

Police are warning heating oil users in East Anglia to remain vigilant as winter approaches, according to local sources. Norfolk Constabulary has advised householders, farmers and anyone else who uses a heating oil tank to lock them up in a bid to reduce fuel crime, reports the Norwich Evening News.... More

Heating oil stolen from hospitalised woman

Heating oil stolen from hospitalised woman

3 September 2008

An 83-year-old woman in Northern Ireland has had heating oil stolen from her home while she was in hospital, it has emerged.The Ulster Herald reports that the woman was admitted after suffering a stroke.She had ordered £300 of home heating oil shortly before but found that her tank had been dra... More

Home heating oil theft trebles in Highlands

Home heating oil theft trebles in Highlands

31 July 2008

Police in the Highlands area of Scotland have recorded more than 60 occurrences of home heating oil theft this year, it has emerged.According to the Press and Journal, the figure is already nearly three times the total number (22) for the region in 2007.Chief Inspector Paul Eddington of the Northern... More

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