UK Communities News
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Councils warn of youth jobs trap
A third of all young people will be out of work or trapped in underemployment by 2018 unless local areas are given more control over skills and... -
Call for flexibility over council tax discount
A compulsory council tax discount which is received by wealthy working-age people living alone in large homes is making it harder...
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Call to devolve more powers to local councils
Councils in England should have more powers devolved to them, according to a new review into the state of local... -
'Fly a Flag for the Commonwealth' map goes live for local authorities
To mark this year's Commonwealth Day on Monday 10th March 2014, a new national event has been created. For...
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Local authorities 'struggling' to enforce food standards
A new Which? investigation reveals that, a year on from the horsemeat scandal, there's a huge variation in the levels of... -
Labour: Give councils power to ban gambling machines
Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, today announces that the next Labour government will pass legislation giving...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
The risks to health and environment are too great and they pose a knock-on risk to long-term sustainable agriculture and tourism industries. There...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
I totally agree with everything you say. Also,there seem to be a lot of 'pro' experts speaking to us but we are a little lacking on those experts for...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Resources available to liaise and build bridges between primary and secondary care services are being unceremoniously cut back to the hilt. Due to...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Age UK published a report recently showing the catastrophic situation many old people are in today. An estimated 800,000 frail old people cannot...
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Early diagnosis
The government is putting pressure on GPs to increase the number of patients diagnosed with dementia. But why? But there is no evidence that an...
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(NL) Research & Innovation - Technology Strategy Board TSB - Healthcare
Priority Areas Healthcare spend is rising as populations increase and age There is potential for government support in UK healthcare...
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Interview: Jo Cleary, Chair, College of Social Work
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Interview: Anna Morris, Senior Policy Manager, Carers Trust
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Interview: David Badcock, Head of R&D;, Addaction
- Interview: Fred Turok, Chairman, UK Active
- Interview: Jamie Waterall, National Lead for NHS Health Checks, Public Health England
Editor's Feature
Simon Harbridge CEOStone Group

Bridging the digital divide
The Digital by Default agenda is the Government's initiative to transform the provision of digital services throughout the country and whilst widely embraced by central...
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