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Newcastle gardening service axed, sparking ‘concerns’ for council house tenants

The axeing of a gardening service has sparked concerns for elderly and disabled council house tenants in Newcastle. City council bosses have scrapped a service...

Campaigns

Majority of public urges government to boost energy bill support as vulnerable households face crisis

A huge majority of the public back the Government providing more support to vulnerable households with their energy bills. Following the Chancellor's removal of the...

Darlington

Elderly and vulnerable people throughout the town ‘inundated’ councillors with requests for support

Worried Darlington pensioners have been reduced to tears in fear of cuts to key support payments this winter. A council meeting was told elderly and...

Leeds

MPs urged to oppose cut to fuel payments as Lib Dems say thousands of pensioners will be hit

MPs are being urged to oppose a government plan to cut pensioners’ winter fuel payments. The city’s Liberal Democrat group said more than 140,000 pensioners in...

North East

Courier fraud swindlers jailed at Durham Crown Court

Five courier fraud con men posing as police officers who tricked elderly people into handing over more than £700,000 have been jailed. Fawaz Miah, 26,...

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