Cost of living Archive
Joules to shut 19 stores but Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Birmingham and Cannock will stay open
Fundraisers egged and abused by yobs during charity sleep-rough night to raise money for foodbanks
One in eight companies impacted by strikes in October
Value of used electric cars drops as consumers shy away due to rising energy prices
Oldbury Dunelm store trials Home to Home pass-it-on initiative
Manufacturing sector shrinks for fourth consecutive month as job cuts rise
Households in fuel poverty to reach 8.4 million from April, campaigners predict
‘Average UK house price fell by 1.4% month on month in November’
Free - and warm - Christmas Carol library performance a hit
Brexit checks added £210 to household food bills, research finds
People getting sicker due to spending cuts and rising cost of living – doctors
Households struggling to pay water bill jumps by a third
Emergency plan to pay people to reduce electricity use on Tuesday will not be triggered
Record results for Travelodge amid cost-of-living crisis
Households could be paid tomorrow to reduce energy and avoid blackouts
Shapps ‘insistent’ energy support vouchers should reach households
Feed a Family: Black Country organisations lead the charge with thousands of donations
Churches in Staffordshire to open their doors to the needy in cold winter months
Free Christmas food voucher scheme for pensioners to launch next month
63% of Christmas shoppers ‘plan to spend as much this year as they did in 2021’
Cabinet minister defends lavish state banquet at time of austerity
Profits at Halfords drop amid consumer cutbacks on non-essentials
All families receiving universal credit should get free school meals, peers say
New budget brings worry and disappointment on Black Country high street
Social housing rent hike cap ‘will save average tenant £200 next year’
Reeves: Chancellor picked the pockets of entire country with autumn statement
Household energy bills to rise from April, Chancellor confirms
