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Social care needs a reset, say council leaders

The Local Government Association has warned that social care needs a reset and must not simply revert back to the way it was prior to the coronavirus pandemic.....read more

Government unveils new Obesity Strategy

The Department of Health and Social Care has unveiled its new Obesity Strategy as it begins to encourage people to lose weight to help beat coronavirus and protect the NHS.....read more

Half of voters believe Kremlin interfered in Brexit referendum

A new Opinium poll for the Observer has revealed that 49 per cent of voters think there was Russian interference in the Brexit referendum.....read more

New campaign launched to tackle littering in parks

More than half of the country’s parks have had to pull in extra resources to deal with littering and anti-social behaviour issues since lockdown was eased.....read more

Plan healthier lifestyles into new housing developments

Homes England is backing new design guidance called Building for a Healthy Life, which encourages healthier lifestyles to be planned into new housing developments.....read more

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What lockdown has taught us about public playgrounds

Mark Hardy, chair of the Association of Play Industries, explores why public playgrounds are so crucial in helping children recover from the effects of months of lockdown and the importance of playgrounds being adequately funded going forward.....read more

Using data to meet growing housing demands

Ken Lee, chair of the CIPFA Housing Panel, explains how Housing 360 can support local authorities in addressing and meeting local housing needs and better understanding their housing resilience.....read more