Children need to be at heart of national recovery say LGA

Children and young people need to be at the heart of the national recovery, especially those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) whose...

New study shows working women at sharp end of cost of living crisis with...

UK women are almost twice as likely to be trapped in severely insecure work than men – and the situation worsens for mothers, black...

Gridlocked health and care system leading to deterioration in people’s access to and experience...

The health and care system is gridlocked and unable to operate effectively says the Care and Quality Commission in their report out this morning...
As cost-of-living concerns grow, councils are warning that smokers could increasingly turn to illegal cigarettes

Illegal cigarettes risk widening health disparities during cost-of-living crisis

As cost-of-living concerns grow, councils are warning that smokers could increasingly turn to illegal cigarettes, which can be sold for as little as half-market...
Self-employed workers in the UK were among the hardest hit by the pandemic and their incomes and businesses have still not recovered

Self-employed among hardest hit by pandemic

Self-employed workers in the UK were among the hardest hit by the pandemic and their incomes and businesses have still not recovered. These are the...

Merseyway Shopping Centre launches giant Giving Box to help local charities during the cost-of-living crisis

Merseyway Shopping Centre has launched a GIANT Giving Box to help raise funds for four Stockport charities. Located in the undercover mall, the Giving Box will...

New report lays bare the realities of the cost of living crisis for families...

A new report lays bare the realities of the cost of living crisis for families on low income and offers an insight into local...

Lucy Powell pledges to strengthen online safety bill

Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell has pledged today that a Labour Government would strengthen what she describes as the gutted Government online safety bill Powell,...

Nearly half BAME millennials stuck in zero hour contracts-Study

Millennials from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are 47% more likely to be on a zero-hours contract, and have 10% greater odds...

Plans revealed to bring chess into deprived communities

The Government has announced a new £1 million package will support children attending schools in disadvantaged areas across England to learn and play chess Plans...