Sheffield care homes 'may close' due to energy costs

A care home operator has warned it may be forced to close some of its homes as its energy costs are set to rocket by at least £1.5m over the coming year.

Chief executive Claire Rintoul said: "At the moment we pay £90,000 a year on our gas bill and we have been quoted £1.6m. Electricity is another £1m".

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