North East charities and businesses wrestle with diesel cost
Charities and small businesses in the UK's North East are struggling to cope with record-high diesel prices. The increased costs are forcing organizations like cancer charities to divert funds from essential services to fuel expenses.
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Share Save Add as preferred on Google Tom MacDougall , North East and Cumbria , Mark Denten , North East and Cumbria correspondent and Amy Oakden , BBC Radio Tees Mark Denten/BBC Cancer charity Daft as a Brush's Scott Jobson said funds raised by donations were being lost at the pump Charities and businesses across the North East have said they are struggling with the rising cost of diesel.
The average price of diesel has risen above £2 a litre in the UK for the first time, according to the RAC motoring group .
Over the past seven months, the Iran war has severely disrupted the production and transportation of wholesale oil and refined products from the region, causing prices to surge worldwide.
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