Article 6QH77 ‘Will we freeze to death?’: trepidation in England’s snowiest village over loss of winter fuel payment

‘Will we freeze to death?’: trepidation in England’s snowiest village over loss of winter fuel payment

by
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6QH77)

Pensioners in Copley, which has 53 days of snow a year on average, say plan to limit help will be a big loss'

Ray Watson smiles, but he's only half joking in the answer he gives about what losing the winter fuel allowance potentially means for him.

That's right, we have a reputation as the snowiest village in England, so we will freeze to death?"

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