Cost of living

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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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How bundling energy, broadband and insurance can stabilise your bills

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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

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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

We've found three premium robot vacuums for less than £100

Robot vacuums for £100: We list the cheapest options on the market
Consumer technology writer Gareth Butterfield has found some bargain robot vacuum cleaners
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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

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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

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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?

The managing director of a Northampton brewery has spoken out about the impact of rising energy costs.

Brewery impacted by the cost of living heading into the winter months

The new business hopes to provide more cost effective cuts in Earls Barton

Station Barber opens in Earls Barton

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

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

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

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

Helpful saving hacks to help with the cost of living

Thousands of those living in poverty in West Northamptonshire have health issues.

Cost of living warning as estimates show thousands of poorest have health issues

Cllr O’Connor presenting cheques to Revd Canon Jane Butler Team Rector for Church of England Kingsthorpe.

Parish council donates £10,000 to organisations combating cost of living crisis

Franklins Partners Andrea Smith, Simon Long, Lee Holmes and Scott Wright

Charities in MK and Northants pull together to tackle cost-of-living crisis

Trussell Trust food banks can be found all over the country including in Weston Favell and Towcester.

'This is not right': Food bank demand among children quadrupled over five years

The charity hopes to help families in Northampton.

Charity launches cost-of-living crisis appeal to help families this winter

Daventry Food Bank relies on donations, and this is a recent Harvest Festival Collection from Ashby Fields Primary School. Photo: Daventry Food Bank.

Woman ‘blown away’ by food bank after having no choice but to use one

Pictured right is 31-year-old Keelan Harris, who began receiving help from the Hope Centre around a month ago after becoming homeless in Rushden and sleeping in a tent for four months.

Hope Centre offers one of 67 warm spaces giving lifeline to those in need

Official figures showed nearly 300 private renters and homeowners in Northamptonshire faced evictions in just three months this summer

Cost of Living crisis: How many people faced evictions in Northants this summer

West Northamptonshire's hub has details on financial support, warm places and food banks for those struggling with the Cost of Living crisis

Here's how locals struggling with cost of living crisis get help

Figures from charity the Trussell Trust showed nearly 13,000 food parcels were handed out in six months to September at its five foodbanks in Northamptonshire

Charity warns of 'tsunami of need' as thousands more turn to county foodbanks

Public service union UNISON warns Northamptonshire councils face £40 million deficits next year — but that figure could grow after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's budget

Union warns of county councils’ £40m deficit as Bank hikes interest rate

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

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

Clerk to Nether Heyford Parish Council, Guy Ravine. Photo by Kirsty Edmonds.

Cost of living crisis: Nether Heyford welcomes residents into ‘warm room’

Pictured: Windermere Day Nursery Practitioner, Abimbola Camara

County nursery employees get £3,000 tax-free bonus to meet soaring bills

Parish councillor Jane Wood outside the Sunday School Rooms in Bugbrooke.

Bugbrooke sets up ‘community living rooms’ to help people keep warm this winter

Rachel McGrath, CEO of Northamptonshire Community Foundation.

#PovertyHurts appeal: Fundraising total exceeds £30k

Mark Mullen, operations manager of Northampton Town Centre BID.

Northampton business leaders issue a ‘call for clarity’ amid budget confusion

West Northamptonshire Council says it will be supporting around 17,500 households with vouchers and extra cash to help with grocery shopping and energy bills this winter

Council pledges to help 17,500 households through winter cost of living crisis

The protest will take place in Northampton on Saturday (October 1).

‘National Day Of Action: Enough Is Enough’ protest and ‘bill burning’ in town

As part of Weston Favell Food Bank and Baby Basics' workshop, which was focused on ending hunger, the Baby Basics team went through what they would offer a new mother or family if they were referred to them. The two organisations have worked together since 2013.

#PovertyHurts appeal: Organisations come together to fight for change

Petrol prices are falling across Northamptonshire — but some say it's not by enough

Where to find county's cheapest petrol and diesel – and are prices going down?

Government figures have highlighted the number of families threatened with homelessness in Northamptonshire

Hundreds of county households with children threatened with homelessness

Opposing councillor Longley and Stone are set to square off over the handling of West Northamptonshire's finances amid the cost of living crisis

Councillors clash after warning £7.6m budget hole could get even bigger

New Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, is expected to announce an estimated £30 billion worth of tax cuts in an emergency mini-budget on Friday

£150 disability cost-of-living payment: Who qualifies and how to get it

Members of NPH's financial inclusion team

NPH takes to the road to help residents during cost of living crisis

Energy bills will rise against on October 1

Why PM’s energy plan is an 'expensive sticking plaster' for 38,000 county homes

To kickstart the appeal, Northamptonshire Community Foundation will be able to match fund the first £20,000 donated – pound for pound.

Northamptonshire Community Foundation launches #PovertyHurts appeal today