Hundreds of households across the region face being plunged into fuel poverty after energy regular Ofgem announced yesterday that bills will soar by £693 per year from the beginning of April.
Age Scotland has warned the 54 per cent rise will “make life considerably harder for thousands of older people”.
Dumfries pensioner, Chick McKenna, is spearheading an eating or heating petition to lobby for a better deal for people facing the rise.
