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27 March 2025

Local councils report 35% increase in flash flood claims in the last two years

As a result of extreme weather conditions, local councils have received 35% more claims for...
26 February 2025

Local authorities need more funding to improve road safety

Local authorities face backlog of more than 38,000 potholes to repair from 2024 Pothole...
24 October 2024

Vape fires more than double in just two years

The number of e-cigarette users has risen from 800,000 in 2012 to 5.6 million today. Incorrect...
17 September 2024

Half of children caught vaping are under 11 years old

Two fifths of these have bought them at school One in seven children have been caught vaping...
27 June 2024

Pocket money or bank of gran & grandad now funding school trips as a third of parents claim they are just too expensive

Is inflation and the cost-of-living crisis behind demise of end-of-term school outings?
12 June 2024

Britain’s pothole hotspots revealed as months of rain leads to worst ever conditions

Local authorities saw a 66% increase in pothole damage claims last year compared to the...

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