Cavity wall and loft insulation should be regulated by the government to cut down energy costs according to the Renewable Energy Centre.The website's Angela Gallacher called on the government to ensure every household is properly insulated.Asked whether it was possible for the UK to generate 15 per cent of all...

Installing insulation could reduce the burden of high energy bills, according to "Hereford Council's energy champion".Councillor Phil Cutter, whom the Hereford Times has dubbed 'energy champion', is to attend an event at which Ross-on-Wye residents will get energy efficiency advice.Residents who visit the town library today (Friday) will receive advice...

Thermal imaging is to be used to spot houses which are leaking heat and could benefit from installing insulation.As part of Reading Borough Council's initiatives for Energy Saving Week, cameras that measure heat will be used to identify which households are wasting energy.Residents on means tested benefits or aged over...

In a bid to help homes reduce their fuel bills, one north-west council has expanded its free insulation scheme to families with young children.South Lakeland District Council, is now to provide free loft and cavity wall insulation to homes which have a child younger than 16.Previously only people over 60...

Energy prices look set to remain high this winter, despite an economic slowdown and falling oil prices, electricity insiders have told the BBC.Reporter Robert Peston contacted the big power companies, all of which raised their gas and electricity prices over the summer and was told that a price drop was...

A government initiative to help homes install insulation needs to receive better promotion, according to green campaigners.The WWF urged the government to work better to communicate the incentives which it is offering households to get insulation installed.In September, prime minister Gordon Brown launched the Home Energy Savings Programme offering all...

Thousands of people could be trained to install loft insulation and make homes draught-proof as part of a plan by prime minister Gordon Brown to tackle rising energy costs and unemployment.Speaking from Europe, where Mr Brown was explaining to member states the details of the UK bank rescue, he said...

Residents of Chester could benefit from a council scheme to help fund installation of insulation in their homes.The Chester City Council is offering residents £100 towards the costs for installing cavity wall insulation or loft insulation.In total, residents could avail themselves of a grant of up to £200 if they...

Insulation, a measure often recommended by domestic energy assessors is being installed in hundreds of houses in South Yorkshire village.Bramall Construction is renovating 200 homes in Thurnscoe as part of a regeneration scheme.The homes are to get new windows, roofs and insulation as well as off-street parking, boundary walls and...

One energy efficiency expert has told householders and domestic energy advisors that installing insulation should be a higher priority than double glazing.As long as a home's windows are in relatively good condition, Mike Malina claimed that replacing them would be merely "cosmetic" and that to genuinely make a home cheaper...

Installing insulation is 'probably the biggest step' people can take to reduce their energy bills, according to the Climate Group.While the energy efficiency measure is something householders have to install, director of the Together project of the Climate Group said energy companies and the government have to do more to...