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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Emily Hall & Charlie Duffield

Family who light up street every Christmas forced to cancel plans over electricity cost

A family that puts on a yearly charity Christmas lights display has said they have had to scrap it this year as electricity is too expensive.

Every December the Leach family light up their street for several charities and last year they raised more than £3,000 for Dementia UK.

However they have had to let down locals this year and no lights will appear in their Victorian terrace house as they cannot afford to power a display.

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