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Cold Weather Payment
Britain’s rely on their Cold Weather Payments as the below-freezing temperatures experienced this winter refuse to budge.
The Government has introduced Cold Weather Payments to help eligible residents towards extra heating costs during very cold weather.
The payment scheme is bound to ease the concern of many British residents for whom cold conditions bring about added worry and hassle.
Britain’s deep freeze
Britain to expect significant snowfall this weekend.
Netweather has issued a weather warning today as numerous regions throughout the UK are expected to see significant snowfall.
This weekend it is forecast that parts of The Midlands, and eastern England, including London and the South East will be affected by snow.
Fire Services Under Pressure
Drastic funding cuts put pressure on fire services
Fire Stations are facing closure and fire prevention programmes the axe as funding cuts threaten to prove a “double edged sword” according to one of Yorkshire’s top officers.
Water Firms Winter Success
Water firms have been praised for their service this winter.
A report released today recognises the success of water firms in the Southeast this winter.
Representatives from the water firms met with Consumer Council for Water to talk about how well they coped during the recent cold weather.
Burst Pipe Horror
Yesterday afternoon disaster struck in Oban after a burst water pipe flooded an elderly woman’s home
Reports show that the leak preceded the internal stop-cock, which lead to gallons of water pumping into her kitchen.
The 79 year old, Anne Lennox, became extremely distressed when the main stop-cock could not be located by her family or even the plumber.
House fire tragedy
Elderly woman dies in house fire after smoke alarm had no batteries
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service issued an urgent warning to the public to check their smoke alarm after a fatal house fire.
The warning came after an elderly woman was found dead in her Market Drayton home on Monday 23rd January.
Concern over uninsured high-risk properties
High risk homes concern
The property information firm SearchFlow have issued further warning this week concerning the quarter of properties in the UK at risk of flooding.
Ideal help in holiday home horror
When the Ideal Group received a call from a very distressed holiday home owner recently, we did what we always do and reassured the caller that, as specialists in cannabis factory decontamination and cleaning, they had called the right company to immediately repair the wrecked property.
Gordon Ramsay’s neighbours call for graffiti removal
Gordon Ramsay’s neighbours call for graffiti removal