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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Douglas Whitbread & Adam Maidment

Britain's kindest plumber paid bills of family who 'thought they were going to die' from the cold

With energy bills continuing to skyrocket amid a cold start to the year, many families are finding it difficult to keep their homes warm.

When one plumber - now appropriately named Britain’s kindest - visited the home of a family struggling to pay for food and gas, he decided to pay it forward by footing their bills.

James Anderson, 52, was called out to the home of a family-of-five last Saturday (January 15) who had been struggling to keep their heating on before they reached their next payday.

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