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New phone service to help vulnerable cope with the cost of heating their homes

Counting the cost of heating
Counting the cost of heating Credit: ITV News

A new project's being launched to help vulnerable people cope with the cost of heating their homes this winter. North Tyneside, Northumberland and Newcastle councils have joined forces to provide a telephone helpline offering support and advice.

It's been funded by Government money given to councils to come up with new projects aimed at tackling fuel poverty.

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