An elderly woman who was left living in a cold, damp and rundown home has had her house transformed by a bunch of kind strangers. Irene, who was living without any heating or hot water, was overwhelmed by the help she received from volunteers and generous donations from the public which has helped fix up her home in time for Christmas.
The pensioner, who has health conditions, had been using a tiny electric heater to try keep her home warm after the gas supply had been turned off, leaving her with no central heating or hot water. Her front and back doors were hanging off and there were holes in the walls, making her house even colder.
Irene's dangerous living condition at her home in Knowsley, Merseyside, was flagged up by a concerned neighbour and the issue was brought to the attention of James Anderson, who runs the Depher Community Interest Company, who after seeing the house feared she may not survive winter if things didn't improve for her.
