Support for Leicester paper's winter fuel campaign

A Leicester Mercury campaign to help elderly people keep warm in cold weather has attracted widespread support. The daily paper (circ. 77,344) wants the government to boost winter fuel payments by £100. It launched its campaign after Age Concern revealed that pensioners were struggling to keep warm because of soaring gas and electricity bills. One supporter is the Labour MP for Leicester South, Sir Peter Soulsby,who said: "This is an important issue and one that I - and I'm sure other MPs in Leicestershire - will be taking up in parliament." (Via Leicester Mercury)