A new series of thermal images by photojournalist Grey Hutton - and released by Friends of the Earth - shows the impact of the energy crisis in some of the 100 coldest neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
snow and ice seen up and down the countryAudrey Roberts lives in Rhyl, a seaside town in North East Wales, and can only afford to heat one room in her house.
Rhyl North was ranked the second-coldest neighbourhood in Wales, just behind Old Colwyn & Llanddulas. The 78-year-old, who is recovering from a triple bypass and hip replacement, struggles with poor circulation and arthritis which has left her unable to move her hands - a particularly difficult development for her as an artist and made worse by the cold.Audrey's cold fingertips can be seen with thermal imaging. Pic: Grey Hutton"I feel like I am already dead, if I am honest with you.
"I'm used to the real poverty side of life, so it is easy for me to cope," she said recalling her childhood in bomb-scarred Britain.The pensioner acknowledged that government support for the older generation is better - including a recent £150 payment she was able to use to help heat her home."They're going to work, paying a thousand pounds in rent and then on top of that they've got all these bills for electric, gas and food.
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