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Decades of ‘neglect’ have left children shorter and overweight

19/06/2024

Children in England are getting shorter, more obese and sicker because of poor diets, food insecurity and poverty, health experts warn.

Measles outbreak prompts MMR vaccine call

23/01/2024

Local authority leaders have issued an urgent call to parents asking them to ensure that their children have had both doses of the MMR vaccine.

Council chiefs urge people to be alert after new monkeypox cases detected

24/05/2022

Local authority leaders have urged everyone to be aware of any unusual rashes or lesions as 36 additional cases of monkeypox are detected in England.

Type 2 diabetes in children up by nearly 60%

16/08/2021

Council chiefs urged Government to ensure long-term funding for council weight management services as they warned of increase in Type 2 diabetes in children.

Council reassures residents after Avian Flu detected on farm

30/03/2021

A one kilometre restriction zone has been set up around a poultry farm in Tarporley as Cheshire West and Chester Council respond to an outbreak of Avian Flu.

Free HPV vaccination to be offered to boys

09/07/2019

Local authority leaders have welcomed an announcement that from boys will be offered the free Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the first time.

Council fined £27,000 over Legionella case

07/12/2018

A district council has pleaded guilty to a health and safety breach after a leisure centre customer contracted Legionnaire’s Disease.

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Black hole spending review

Jonathan Werran, chief executive of Localis, reflects on what the Spending Review means for local government.
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