Coronavirus infection rates have dropped by more than 20 per cent according to the latest week on week data, as they continue to fall across all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.
19.03.2022 - 14:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
As the Ukrainian conflict carries on, the rising cost of living has only been made worse by the surge in fuel prices.
In fact, fuel prices have reached a record high with the average price for unleaded in the UK hitting 165.40p per litre, according to the latest figures from the RAC Foundation. Data also shows that diesel prices have risen sharply, shooting up to 176.76p per litre on Thursday (March 17).
While the government is blaming the Ukrainian conflict for disrupting the regular flow of oil, thus surging fuel prices at the pump, the cost has generally been rising over the last few years - bar a dip in pump prices at the start of national lockdown. Over the past 12 months, the price of oil production has grown by a hefty 60 per cent.
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Despite there being some money-saving fuel pumps available in Manchester, it is hard to ignore the overall increase in average costs for both fuel and diesel. Diesel can set you back up to 182.9p a litre if you're not careful about finding the cheapest pumps. Unleaded can hit similar spikes, with prices peaking at 164.9p a litre according to Petrolprices.com.
The Manchester Evening News has gathered together some of the more expensive forecourts within a five-mile radius of Manchester city centre and compared their prices today with the cost of petrol over the past few years according to old pictures of the stations seen on Google Maps.
Sainsbury's Heaton Park petrol station has been reported as one of the most expensive in the past week, with unleaded prices up at 163.9p a litre and diesel currently priced at 177.9p. However, just a few years ago prices were much cheaper - with a picture from June 2016
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