Birmingham Mail - Tag - british gas

British Gas cuts energy prices by five percent

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:32:00 GMT

BRITISH Gas, the UK's biggest energy supplier today cut electricity prices by an average of five per cent in a move that will reduce the bills of 5.3 million customers.

Harborne pensioner gets £25,000 gas bill shock.

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT

A PENSIONER was sent a gas bill for nearly £26,000 – even though he pays for his fuel on a pre-payment meter.

£992m profit for gas firm Centrica

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:43:00 GMT

BUSINESS: CaBRITISH Gas parent company Centrica today posted half-year profits of £992 million, a day after hitting millions of customers with a record hike in gas bills.ontroversial results after record rise in energy bills£992m profit for gas firm British Gas parent company Centrica today posted half-year profits of £992 million, a day after hitting millions of customers with a record hike in gas bills.

Gas 'price-fixing' probe welcomed

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A BIRMINGHAM MP and a pensioner group today welcomed an inquiry into huge gas price increases.

'Sick' profits at British Gas

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

MPs and pensioners' groups in the West Midlands today joined forces to brand a fivefold increase in profits by British Gas as "disgusting, sick and obscene".