Sidmouth Town Council is now offering Sid Valley residents free thermal scans of their homes to help them save heat and money.

It comes as part of the council's environment policy to make Sidmouth a low-carbon town and reduce CO2 emissions.

Using an infra-red thermal imaging camera, volunteers would take photos of your home to see where heat is escaping.

A spokesperson said: "The photos above are infrared images of a door taken from outside and inside. In a thermal image, yellow shows hotter areas and pink/purple the cooler areas.

"On the outside, the door is radiating heat. On the inside, the central heating is working but it cannot keep up with the heat being lost and the door is cold.

"We as a town can reduce our emissions if we all as residents work to reduce ours individually. We therefore want to help you reduce your carbon emissions, but we also want to help you save money."

If you would like to have a free thermal image scan, you can email [email protected].

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