If you are living on means tested benefits AND you live in the hardest-to-heat homes you may be eligible for a free new central heating boiler, insulation for a hot water cylinder, loft, cavity wall and solid wall insulation, draught proofing for doors and windows or renewable energy technologies such as solar panels.

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The company, which provided mechanical and electrical services such as air conditioning, boiler maintenance and heating installation, said it was closing with immediate effect because of the current economic climate.

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The 59-acre (24 hectare) site will also boast a solar thermal hot water system to pre-heat the water for the heating system, and a biomass boiler that will provide heat using locally-sourced wood chips.

BBC: Bristol and Bath Science Park gets new solar roof panels

We had reported earlier in the year that the chapel had originally opened in 1811, but was now threatened with closure because it needed a bit of tlc in the form of a new fire escape, a new boiler and a central heating system which could ward off the oncoming winter.

BBC: Lancashire - A visit to Dalehead Chapel

Improvements to lighting, flooring and heating are also planned, including a biomass boiler.

BBC: St Laurence's church in Ludlow scales back redevelopment

How better insulation, new windows or a new boiler could lower your electricity or heating bill, or how the sun could become your new electricity supplier?

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