Cost of living

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‘Herephones’ launched to tell the stories of the nation’s homeless

Adur & Worthing Councils are offering free support to residents who are ‘struggling to afford their energy bills’. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Selling your car? Make sure you know its value

Compare top car valuation sites before selling or trading in

Gareth used a company’s online quote service to see if he could save some money

How I saved £140 a month on bills during ‘Awful April’

Sky, Virgin and BT broadband price hikes and how to avoid them

Bundle energy, broadband and insurance with Utility Warehouse

How bundling energy, broadband and insurance can stabilise your bills

Bundle energy, broadband and insurance with UW

Ultimate consumer hack: how bundling household bills can save money

Amazon collaborating with customers and household brands to donate hygiene products to families in need via The Multibank charity.

Customers and household brands donating hygiene products to needy families

Trim Castle Hotel, in County Meath, was signed up to a bespoke deal thanks to Radius Energy's tailored service

Luxury hotel shaves thousands off energy bills by recruiting experts

Dunelm store Fareham

The best deal in the Dunelm Black Friday sale is a winter warmer

The new Christmas gifting trend is the £9.99 mystery deal

Deals website launches £9.99 mystery gift including £500 of vouchers
The rise of the ‘mystery holiday’ has led to a new trend in Christmas gift giving
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We've found three premium robot vacuums for less than £100

Robot vacuums for £100: We list the cheapest options on the market

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The cheap winter heating solution that follows Martin Lewis' advice

A plate of fish and chips. (Pic credit: Leon Neal / AFP via Getty Images)

The tips and discounts that will get you a cheap local takeaway

Escape to the Canary Islands this October

Bargain breaks: Low-cost autumn holidays for last-minute sun

Selling your home can be expensive

How much it costs to list your house on Purplebricks

Aldi September offers range from household cleaning to DIY and renovation

The household bargains you'll find in the middle aisle for autumn

Shoppers could save money on their groceries from supermarkets, like one shown here

Weekly shop savings near you on Amazon - if you know where to look

Colder months ahead and a rising energy cap will mean increased bills this winter

Could installing a heat pump be the answer to rising energy bills?

Asda has announced it is opening 110 Asda Express convenience stores in February, with new stores to open in Preston and Thornton

New Asda Express stores opening Lancashire this month

A new documentary about pets in the cost of living crisis airs on Shots TV, Freeview channel 236

New TV documentary reveals how soaring vet bills are crippling animal shelters

"We're facing revenge eviction after we complained about our mouldy home"
A family with young children are facing eviction this Friday after complaining about mould and damp in the home.
Lucinda Herbert

Energy efficiency is rated from A - the best - to G (image: Adobe)

Blackpool named as one of the least energy efficient towns in the country

Pets in crisis: People 'starve themselves' so they can feed their animals

Happy Pets Food Bank has launched in Fleetwood

Pop-up pet food bank launched: This is where you can get help and how to donate

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Tenderpaws cat sanctuary give 'feral' cats a second chance.

'The cats arrive with horrific injuries, all because they weren't neutered'

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

Best home energy efficient lighting: eco-friendly low-cost bulbs

Junior doctors on strike at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Junior Doctor Strike: How will the 3-day walkout affect Blackpool patients?

Lisa McNeill outside Blackpool Tower, which is lit purple for World Aspergillosis Day on Feb 01.

Incurable disease caused by mould: “My life was just stripped away from me”

In survey Audi A1 was car with the lowest running costs (photo: Adobe)

Data reveals UK’s favourite cars that cost you most and least to run

Pets At Home, Blackpool has started a pet donation drive for the food bank

Pet food bank drive launched at Blackpool store

Start the year off by downloading a digital budget planner (photo: Adobe)

Helpful saving hacks to help with the cost of living

Rachel Schofield says Environmental Health and her landlord are not helping her issues with mould in her house

You're 'inadequately heating' your home: landlords response to damp complaint

Damp expert Andrew Bradshaw shares his tips to reduce mould in the home

Damp-proofing tips that don't cost a penny: Advice from moldy homes expert

File photo dated 17/01/18 of goods at a food bank. The cost-of-living crisis is driving food banks to "breaking point" with almost 1.3 million emergency parcels given to people in hunger over just six months, a leading charity has said. Issue date: Thursday November 10, 2022. PA Photo. The Trussell Trust issued a stark warning on Thursday after new research showed record-breaking levels of need, with one in five individuals referred to its network now coming from working households. See PA story CHARITY Foodbanks. Photo credit should read: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire

‘Victorian levels of poverty’: Resort wages 8.4% ower than in 2010

Aldi donated more than 10,000 meals to people in need in Lancashire on Christmas Eve.

Supermarket donates 11,540 meals in Lancashire on Christmas Eve

Art Cafe in Preston have launched a new warm spaces initiative and have fed 280 people in 10 days. Pictured is its founder Phil Parkinson

A total of 76 warm spaces are in the process of being set up in Lancashire

Gift 92 and Selnet staff with Cllr Michael Green at Gift 92's warehouse

Cost of living support ramped up in Lancashire

Pupils from Mayfield Primary choir sing for their community

In pictures: Elderly people had a free Christmas meal at St Annes carvery

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File photo dated 08/11/07 of a woman holding her head in her hands. The number of young people admitted to adult mental health wards has increased since last year, a new report has shown. Eighty young people were admitted to primarily adult wards for mental health treatment in 2021-22, up from 62 in 2020-21. Issue date: Thursday December 1, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story SCOTLAND MentalHealth. Photo credit should read: David Cheskin/PA Wire

Soaring energy bills forces closure of counselling centre

Adult and children's social services are amongst the biggest pressures on Lancashire County Council's budget

Lancashire County Council ‘thinking about’ five percent council tax increase

Chris Webb arranged a food bank collection drive and raise 400kg of long-life and tinned goods.

400kg donated to food bank: "It’s heartbreaking families are skipping meals."

Pictures Martin Bostock. Free Christmas lunch for the local community

St Annes carvery holds free Christmas party for elderly people

Nurses prepare for strike action

"They are pushed to the limit and deserve more": Your views on nurse strikes

Hugo's Animal Sanctuary have seen a 70% drop in donations due to cost of living

More abandoned pets, less donations: Animal shelter in cost-of-living crisis

File photo dated 17/01/18 of goods at a food bank. The cost-of-living crisis is driving food banks to "breaking point" with almost 1.3 million emergency parcels given to people in hunger over just six months, a leading charity has said. Issue date: Thursday November 10, 2022. PA Photo. The Trussell Trust issued a stark warning on Thursday after new research showed record-breaking levels of need, with one in five individuals referred to its network now coming from working households. See PA story CHARITY Foodbanks. Photo credit should read: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire

Cost of living: Fylde sees 100% rise in emergency food parcels in 5 years

Nurses at Blackpool Victoria have voted against strikes, while other NHS trusts are protesting after years of government-imposed pay freezes and below-inflation pay awards

Nurse strikes: No strike at Blackpool Vic but these NHS trusts will be affected

Joseph Rogan highlighting the fact that British Gas need to provide more support and advice for disabled people on their 'priority list'

Energy crisis: Lung condition means I could die in blackout

Consumers are being urged to watch out for energy-draining ‘vampire’ appliances this Halloween

Watch out for energy-draining ‘vampire’ appliances this Halloween

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