Six people die every day during winters in the north west because their homes are too cold, according to campaigners. New analysis of official data published by Greenpeace UK estimates there have been more than 8,000 excess winter deaths in the region since 2013.
This means that, on average, six people in the North West have died due to living in cold, damp housing conditions every day during the winter months - December to March - over the last 10 years.
Among them, was Barbara Bolton from Bury who died in late 2022. The 87-year-old died after she developed hypothermia having told medics she could not afford her heating.
An inquest last year heard that the 'loving' and 'caring' great-grandmother was found 'slumped' in her freezing cold' kitchen by a relative, weeks before Christmas. READ MORE: How many more will die because they can't afford to put the heating on?