Social care13 Feb 2026Adult day centre facing closure is a 'lifeline'Kyrebrook Daycare Centre in Tenbury Wells is closing due to rising costs and low attendance.13 Feb 202612 Feb 2026Council to cut handyperson service fundingThe service provides equipment and advice for older or disabled people to help them in their homes.12 Feb 202611 Feb 2026Adult day centre facing closure is a 'lifeline' Kyrebrook Day Centre has supported vulnerable and elderly adults in the area for 13 years.11 Feb 202610 Feb 2026Council set to take out £70m loan for care servicesCouncillors in East Sussex agree to borrow £70m to sustain social care and children's services.10 Feb 20266 Feb 2026NHS budget plans rely on ambitious efficiency savings, warns think tankSpending strategy assumes hospitals and the ambulance service can make efficiency savings, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.6 Feb 20266 Feb 2026Council's social care rating regraded to 'good'Swindon Borough Council's social care rating is changed following a review by the watchdog.6 Feb 20264 Feb 2026No-one knows what to expect when you're dying, but hospices are helping meHospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is "unsustainable".4 Feb 20263 Feb 2026Actors help raise awareness of child exploitationPolice support Bradford hotels and taxi firms in spotting the signs of child sexual exploitation.3 Feb 202629 Jan 2026Council hopes to increase tax and permit costsCouncil tax and parking permit charges could rise under the latest budget plans.29 Jan 2026...