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Who is James Anderson? Britain's 'kindest plumber' has citizen award rescinded

The decision comes after a BBC investigation uncovered that he faked stories of helping people and raised millions in donations

Evening Standard

'Kindest plumber' has award rescinded after claims he faked stories of helping people to raise money

James Anderson was given the British Citizen Award last year for his work providing boilers and plumbing services for free

Evening Standard

'Britain's kindest plumber' admits 'mistakes' after stories of helping people 'faked online'

James Anderson’s ‘Depher’ social enterprise has attracted at least £2million in donations and drawn celebrity support

Evening Standard

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Charitable plumber handed £75,000 by Hugh Grant at centre of race row over golly doll post

Exclusive: James Anderson – who has been dubbed ‘Britain’s kindest plumber’ and has been given £75,000 in donations from Love Actually actor Hugh Grant and his wife – has apologised for sharing a racist image

The Independent UK

Hugh Grant and wife Anna donate £20,000 to UK's 'kindest plumber'

News of their donation came as they attended Chanel's star-studded Metiers d'Art show in Manchester

Evening Standard

Sickening £5,000 boiler scam inspired former homeless man turned 'Britain's kindest plumber' to save a town

'That's when I sat back and thought how many other people are getting ripped off?'

Manchester Evening News

'Britain's Kindest Plumber' to build 24/7 hub to help homeless get off streets

James Anderson, who lived rough for two years himself, is hoping to raise £250,000 to make it happen

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The inspirational people from Greater Manchester who went above and beyond in 2022

Amid a challenging year, some went above and beyond to help others and campaign for positive change

Manchester Evening News

OAP left without heating or hot water receives surprise home renovation

Irene had been living with a small electric heater to keep her warm after her gas supply had been switched off.

Daily Record

Pensioner living in cold, damp and rundown home gets surprise transformation by generous strangers

Irene was living with doors hanging off, holes in her walls and without heating or hot water

Manchester Evening News

Pensioner's heartbreaking reaction as squalid home transformed in time for Christmas

Irene was emotional after seeing the transformation for the first time

Liverpool Echo

Vulnerable, elderly woman faces winter without hot water or heating in squalid house

An appeal has been started by a local man after an elderly woman was discovered living in squalid conditions without any hot water and only a tiny electric heater to warm her entire home

Daily Mirror

Couple in their 70s who faced winter without any heating given free boiler by ‘angel in disguise’

Ann and Keith Hartley, aged 71 and 74, couldn't afford a new boiler due to soaring living costs

Manchester Evening News

I spent a year meeting people who make a difference – here’s what they taught me

The Guardian angel is hanging up her wings – here she revisits three community heroes to see how their lives have been changed by the column

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Evening Standard

Hugh Grant and his wife Anna donate £10,000 to appeal amid cost-of-living crisis

Non-profit community organisation Depher provides food deliveries and gas and electricity top-ups, among other help.

Manchester Evening News

Britain's kindest plumber helps disabled man left in debt with gas company with just pot noodles to eat

“I feel like we’re at the tip of the iceberg - It’s getting a lot worse"

Daily Mirror

Hugh Grant hailed 'a god' after £10,000 donation to help Brits with the cost of living

'If I could rename Jesus, I would call him Hugh,' a charity founder has said, after Love Actually actor Hugh Grant donated another substantial sum of money to help British people struggling with the rising cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Hugh Grant’s donations ‘saving lives’, says charity founder

The actor has donated to Depher, an organisation that provides free plumbing and heating services, for a third time.

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Manchester Evening News

Britain's kindest plumber who helps elderly for free says 'you'll never be alone'

James Anderson has been named a local hero

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