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BoilerJuice Annual Heating Oil Theft Watch Summary

BoilerJuice Annual Heating Oil Theft Watch Summary

16 May 2013

In the year since BoilerJuice launched its Oil Theft Watch scheme it has recorded nearly 200 instances of heating oil theft.The Oil Theft Watch system allows people that experience heating oil theft to report their experience to a centralised, national database, which shows the scale of the problem ... More

Gas use up on 2013

Gas use up on 2013

13 May 2013

Figures released by Centrica, have shown that gas use in 2013 is up significantly from the same time last year.The company, which owns British Gas, said that usage of the utility has increased by 18 per cent in the first four months of 2013 compared to the year before because of the cold weather exp... More

Colwyn Bay in tidal project plan

Colwyn Bay in tidal project plan

10 May 2013

Plans have been announced by a newly-created company to build a tidal power plant off the coast of Colwyn Bay in north Wales.Tidal Lagoon Power has revealed that Colwyn Bay is one of the locations being considered for a huge, new £2.2 billion tidal power scheme, according to the North Wales Da... More

Middleton Tyas resident suffers heating oil theft

Middleton Tyas resident suffers heating oil theft

3 May 2013

Properties in Middleton Tyas have suffered a series of thefts that include a significant quantity of heating oil.North Yorkshire police have revealed a resident in the rural village of Middleton Tyas has suffered a heating oil theft.A plasma cutter, a cable detection instrument, car batteries, a com... More

Older people sceptical of Green Deal

Older people sceptical of Green Deal

2 May 2013

Older people and those with long-term health problems are sceptical of energy efficiency programmes like the Green Deal.A freedom of information request from the Guardian has revealed that focus groups commissioned by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) found older homeowners and peo... More

Households hit by minimal wage increases

Households hit by minimal wage increases

18 April 2013

Homeowners across the UK have been hit by the smallest annual pay rise since records began, figures released yesterday (April 17th) have revealed.Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the average worker is receiving an increase in pay of just one per cent, the lowest since records... More

UK 'must prepare for even higher energy bills'

UK 'must prepare for even higher energy bills'

16 April 2013

Posted by Bob Burton Households across the UK are set to see soaring energy bills rise even higher in the coming months. Unlike neighbours in continental Europe, Britain has very limited stores of gas. Whereas the majority of mainland European nations hold 20-25 per cent of their annual demand, th... More

Households 'right to be furious' over energy profits

Households 'right to be furious' over energy profits

15 April 2013

Homeowners across the UK are "right to be furious" that energy companies are recording increasing profits as they struggle to meet rising bills.That is according to Citizens Advice, which has urged the firms to consider the effects higher prices are having on households.Gillian Guy, the or... More

Thieves steal 4,000 litres of heating oil in rural area

Thieves steal 4,000 litres of heating oil in rural area

15 April 2013

More than 4,000 litres of heating oil have been stolen from rural properties in the Sussex district Rother. Police are urging homeowners to be vigilant after thieves targeted several houses with oil tanks, the Rye & Battle Observer reports. One property in Whatlington has been the subject of r... More

Police increase night patrols to prevent heating oil thefts

Police increase night patrols to prevent heating oil thefts

12 April 2013

Police in Somerset have increased their night-time patrols after a significant increase in the number of heating oil thefts occurring in the area.Officers believe criminals are committing more robberies as a result of high fuel prices and the fact many people have kept their tanks topped up to cope ... More

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