When winter temperatures plunge, many diesel truck owners make starting their vehicles easier with a block heater. But when, ...

The Clarke County Board of Supervisors awarded the 2025 fuel bid to Agriland, FS, Inc. (FS), at their Jan. 20 meeting by a 3-0 vote. In 2024 and 2023, the fuel bid was awarded to NEW Cooperative, Inc.

One of the most critical lessons learned from past storms-like the Texas winter storm that froze diesel supplies and left ...

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The weather is turning milder, but there have been calls to rethink the government's cold weather support for the elderly and vulnerable, including the means-tested winter fuel payment.

Scottish Labour has slumped to fifth place among older voters in the wake of the UK Government’s Winter Fuel Payment cuts. A new poll has found Anas Sarwar’s party on 11% among pensioners and ...

Pensioners who are not eligible for winter fuel payments are being offered free supermarket vouchers by some councils in West Sussex. Adur District Council and Worthing Borough Council said in ...

Scottish ministers axed the universal winter fuel payment as a "direct consequence" of the UK government's decision to stop the benefit, a court has heard. Advocate Joanna Cherry KC told the judge ...

THIS is the moment Susanna Reid left a Labour MP stumped over a winter fuel question. The Good Morning Britain presenter grilled the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones alongside her co ...

A couple, Peter and Florence Fanning, are challenging the UK Government's decision to limit Winter Fuel Payments to pensioners on means-tested benefits in court this week. The final hearing of ...

The Warm Home Discount scheme has been launched by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following changes to the Winter Fuel Payment. It is a one-off £150 discount off your electricity bill.