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School results, smoking rates, shop closures? New statistics tool helps you compare local areas in the UK

School results, smoking rates, shop closures? New statistics tool helps you compare local areas in the UK

If you’re not a die-hard numbers person, government statistics can often go right over your head. That is, unless the data is easy to access and directly speaks to your everyday life. A new online service from the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) aims to facilitate just that. Launched in March 2024, the Explore Local Statistics service collates 57 local measurements, across topics ranging from health and school results to smoking and income levels. You simply input your postcode or the name of an area you are thinking of moving to, say, and you can explore, download and map all kinds of statistics that tell you something about what living there is like. The ONS has highlighted that data published by public bodies is often difficult to access for officials, let alone ordinary residents who are simply curious about their local areas. This new service, by contrast, makes it easy. Local statistics are vital to understanding your local area. Serge Cornu|Shutterstock Geographical inequalities What do Kingston upon Hull, a port city towards the north …

South Wales ‘heading for Thatcher-era shock’ as Port Talbot closures loom | Wales

South Wales ‘heading for Thatcher-era shock’ as Port Talbot closures loom | Wales

South Wales is heading for an economic shock on the same scale as Thatcher-era deindustrialisation as Tata prepares to close the blast furnaces at its Port Talbot steelworks, a shadow cabinet minister has warned. Jo Stevens, the shadow Wales secretary, said the fallout from the company’s decision to close the blast furnaces would be felt for decades as it was in the 1980s, as she pushed ministers to do more to help workers facing redundancy. Tata announced this year it planned to close both blast furnaces while it builds a new, less polluting electric furnace – a decision that will cost up to 2,800 jobs directly. Labour has urged the company to delay a final decision on redundancies, promising the company a share of its £3bn clean steel scheme if it wins the next general election. Speaking to the Guardian at the steelworks, Stevens said: “If these jobs are lost, Port Talbot probably loses its identity. There’s a very proud history of steelmaking here … and the danger is that there is nothing here to …

L.A. Marathon: Here is the course map and road closures for Sunday’s race

L.A. Marathon: Here is the course map and road closures for Sunday’s race

Roughly 25,000 runners will stream through city streets, passing by iconic venues all with the goal of completing Sunday’s 39th Los Angeles Marathon. The 26.2-mile course begins at Dodger Stadium, with the competition getting underway at 7 a.m. and passing through several communities, including Echo Park, Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Brentwood and Century City. Some of L.A.’s most famous icons runners will pass include the Chinatown Dragon Gate, Los Angeles City Hall, Echo Park Lake, Capitol Records Building, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the TCL Chinese Theatre, Rodeo Drive and Historic Route 66. The race finish line is at Santa Monica Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars in Century City. The race officially ends 6 1/2 hours after the last runner crosses the starting line. About 3,500 participants represent Students Run LA, an after-school mentoring and physical fitness program for at-risk Los Angeles-area middle and high school students. There are also 95 Legacy Runners taking part — athletes who completed all 38 previous marathons. The race will shown on KTLA Channel 5 …

Full list of UK school closures as 48 hours of winter blizzards to hit | UK | News

Full list of UK school closures as 48 hours of winter blizzards to hit | UK | News

The Met Office has issued amber weather warnings cover a 13 local authorities as wintry blizzards are set to batter the United Kingdom for 48 hours. The first amber warning, which came in force at midnight, covers large parts of the Midlands, including Staffordshire and Derbyshire as well as South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire in the North East. A second amber weather warning is set to come in force at 8am covering parts of Wales and Shropshire. So far schools in Wales have already started to confirm they are closed on Thursday, February 8. It comes as Wales looks set to receive the brunt of the wintry conditions. The Met Office has forecast around 15cm of snow for parts of Wales – with up to 25cm in areas above 200m. The Met Office said: “Snow is expected to develop during Thursday morning and become persistent and at times heavy before slowly easing later in the day. As milder air begins to arrive from the south, there is a chance that snow could turn to freezing …

Evacuation orders, road closures in Southern California

Evacuation orders, road closures in Southern California

Here are lists of the areas in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and San Bernardino counties with evacuation orders or warnings in response to the heavy rains that began over the weekend. An evacuation order, which carries the force of law, is a command to leave the area right away because of an immediate threat to life. An evacuation warning is an alert about a potential threat to life or property, and leaving the area is voluntary. Los Angeles County Authorities issued evacuation orders for the following areas with burn scars from past wildfires that increased the risk of mud and debris flows, urging residents to gather family members, pets and medications and leave immediately. Santa Maria Road north of Topanga Canyon Boulevard Soledad Canyon Road east of Agua Dulce Canyon Road Other areas with burn scars received evacuation warnings, instructing residents to leave now if they need extra time to evacuate or have animals that need shelter. The warnings, which are in effect through at least 6 p.m. Tuesday, include: The Juniper Hills and Valyermo …

Full list of Lloyds Bank and Halifax UK branch closures in 2024

Full list of Lloyds Bank and Halifax UK branch closures in 2024

Lloyds: 22 Grover Walk, Corringham, SS17 7LY – January 15 Lloyds: 26 Bridge Street, Downham Market, PE38 9DH – January 16 Lloyds: 102-104 Market Street, Shirebrook, NG20 8AD – January 17 Halifax: 3/5 Kirkgate, Otley, LS21 3HN – January 18 Lloyds: 39 High Street, Sidmouth, EX10 8LQ – January 19 Halifax: 58 Beveridge Way, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 4DS – January 20 Lloyds: 185 Queen Street, Withernsea, HU19 2JR – January 23 Lloyds: 27 Fore Street ,Wellington, TA21 8AF – January 24 Lloyds: 35 Bradford Road, Brighouse, HD6 1RW – January 26 Lloyds: 2-4 High Street, March, PE15 9JE – January 27 Lloyds: 38 Chapel Lane, Formby, L37 4DR – January 28 Lloyds: 18 Market Place, North Walsham, NR28 9BP – January 29 Lloyds: 21 Broad Street, Pershore, WR10 1BD – February 3 Lloyds: 60 Sidcup High Street, Sidcup, DA14 6EJ – February 7 Halifax: 66 High Street, Sidcup, DA14 6DS – February 8 Halifax: 7 Station Plaza, Ilkley, LS29 8HF – February 10 Lloyds: 612-614 Wolseley Road, Plymouth, PL5 1TE – February 13 Halifax: Prescot …

Rail ticket office closures in England scrapped in government U-turn | Rail industry

Railway station ticket offices in England will not be closed, in a government U-turn. The transport secretary, Mark Harper, said the “government had “asked train operators to withdraw their proposals”. The move came after a huge public backlash to the cost-cutting proposals, with about 750,000 responses in a public consultation, 99% of which were objections, according to the passenger watchdogs managing the consultation. skip past newsletter promotion Sign up to Business Today Get set for the working day – we’ll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning “,”newsletterId”:”business-today”,”successDescription”:”Get set for the working day – we’ll point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morning”}” config=”{“renderingTarget”:”Web”,”darkModeAvailable”:false}”>Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. after newsletter promotion More detail soon … Source link

Pub closures rise sharply amid warning over planned business rate change | Hospitality industry

The number of pubs in England and Wales that shut their doors for good rose sharply in the first half of 2023, prompting warnings to the government that planned rises in business rates could force further closures in the beleaguered sector. Figures show that 383 pubs, or more than two a day, “vanished” in the first six months of this year, almost matching the total for the whole of 2022, when 386 were lost. The data, from the commercial real estate analysts Altus Group, measures the number of pubs that have closed down permanently because they have either been demolished or converted for use as homes or offices. The chief executive of one of Britain’s leading pub groups joined Altus in warning the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, that more closures could follow if he goes ahead with plans to scrap a discount on business rates. Chris Jowsey, the chief executive of 1,000-strong chain Admiral Taverns, said the relief was vital for many pubs. “Without it, costs for many pubs will rise dramatically by many thousands of …

how poor funding and missing data led to closures

how poor funding and missing data led to closures

In September 2022, schools in England were at risk of bankruptcy as their day-to-day spending threatened to overtake their regular income. A hasty autumn budget included additional revenue funds for schools, coming as a relief to many school leaders. Twelve months later the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, is under pressure to dig deep into his coffers again. This time, schools are hoping for capital funds – money to rebuild school buildings where they present a danger to children. Usually, discussions of school funding focus on revenue funding, which is related to pupil numbers and pays for salaries and other running costs. Capital funding, for expensive one-off projects, rarely hits the news. But the issue of dangerous reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) made headlines when the government announced, in the last week of the school holidays, that some schools would have to close partially or wholly until they could be made safe. Multimillion-pound new build projects are driven by national policy, not local decisions. Significant maintenance work is too costly for the majority of school budgets, so …