Thousands of Bristolians living in miserably cold homes will breathe a sigh of relief that winter is coming to an end. Before this year’s energy price rises, 10,178 Bristol households were thought to live in fuel poverty and that number has increased significantly since then. Warming Bristol, a local help service run by the Bristol & Somerset Energy Efficiency Advice Centre, has been lending a hand to those in need.

February 29th is coming up - an "extra day" for us all to enjoy. And the Fire Kills campaign is urging you to take just five of these extra minutes to do something worthwhile instead which could save your life – pull your finger out and check your smoke alarm.

If you’re thinking about improving your home - either to enhance your comfort in retirement or to make it easier to sell - think twice. Money spent on home improvements does not automatically increase the value of a property, according to the country’s leading chartered surveyors organisation.

A government-backed initiative called Houseproud, which helps disabled and older homeowners improve their living environments, has been launched by the Home Improvement Trust (HIT), a not-for-profit organisation.