Cost of living

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

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

Expanded Metal Company workers took strike action over pay.

Metal workers win new pay deal after strike

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

GMB picket line in Greatham Street, Hartlepool.Picture by FRANK REID

Hartlepool metal workers go out on strike

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

Helpful saving hacks to help with the cost of living

Campaigners are warning of a looming mental health crisis as family's face financial challenges this winter.

Campaigners warn of impact on mental health from rising bills

Warm hubs will help people to save on their home heating bills. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

Council call out to help create Warm Hubs network

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

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

Trevor Sherwood and Angela Arnold at LillyAnne's Coffee Shop in Victoria Road, Hartlepool.

Hartlepool coffee shop launches warm hubs to support residents

Utilita will be opening its tenth High Street Energy Hub at Jubilee House in York Road, Hartlepool.

New energy hub opening in town centre

Horden Hub House's Karen Bond (centre) and volunteers, Jimmy Wilson, David Kendall, Lucy Suggitt and Clare Bilton, who helped distribute the coats.

Queues form as more than 100 people help themselves to free warm clothes

These three Sunderland and Hartlepool shops are taking part in the offer. Images from Google Maps.

How to get a bag of shopping worth £10 for just 1p

The new energy price cap in Sheffield will be lower than in many parts of Britain due to a quirk in how the limit is set by the regulator Ofgem (file photo by PA)

British Gas offering grants to help with energy debts

Energy bills are set to soar this winter.

This is when households will get their £400 energy bills support as gas and elec...

Families are feeling the pinch as the cost of living escalates (photo: Adobe)

Warning to UK re cost of living pressures - 'the worst is yet to come'