than those living in towns and cities, according to a new report. the rural services network says people in the countryside are spending more on essentials like heating, transport and housing. joanne writtle has more. like many rural villages, rockhampton near ellesmere port does not have mains gas. great grandad ian fletcher relies on heating oil and the price has shot up. we have no other alternative, and the price has shot up. we have no other alternative, we and the price has shot up. we have no other alternative, we have - and the price has shot up. we have no other alternative, we have to i and the price has shot up. we have | no other alternative, we have to buy the oil or we freeze, basically, so we have to make sure we have the oil in at all times. he we have to make sure we have the oil in at all times- in at all times. he gets a small discount through in at all times. he gets a small discount through a in at all times. he gets a small discount through a community| i
absolutely crazy and it is not stopped since. absolutely crazy and it is not stopped since. he has increased rices stopped since. he has increased prices slightly stopped since. he has increased prices slightly but stopped since. he has increased prices slightly but not stopped since. he has increased prices slightly but not enough, l stopped since. he has increased l prices slightly but not enough, he says, to cover his soaring electricity costs. joanne writtle, bbc news. we ll talk more about that later the programme. it s 22 minutes past six. now on breakfast, it s time for click. music plays accordion music plays sniffs ooh! sniffs there was another there was another whiff of something there. sniffing i don t know grapefruits?