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Today sees the launch of the new Midlands Engine Observatory Intelligence Hub: a single, interactive portal for a wealth of up-to-the-minute pan regional data, research and expert insights; and a unique tool to inform decision making around key inves… read more on article: "Launch of the new Midlands Engine Observatory Intelligence Hub."

Herefordshire Council recently commissioned DJS research to undertake an important new survey of Herefordshire residents exploring how people feel about their local area and community, participation, satisfaction with the council, mental, physical an… read more on article: "Community Wellbeing Survey"

The latest (July) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.   The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus a rou… read more on article: "Economic impact of COVID-19"

ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire's population has increased to 193,600 in 2020.  Further information about this update will soon be available from the Population page of our website. In the meantime, you can downlo… read more on article: "New population estimates"

The latest (June) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.   The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus a rou… read more on article: "Impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Herefordshire"

The seasonal workers from overseas on farms in Herefordshire survey (farm survey) is helping to fill the gaps in understanding of the seasonal workforce employed by farms in Herefordshire. During the COVID pandemic it was felt that there was a lack… read more on article: "Seasonal workers from overseas working on Herefordshire farms"

Herefordshire Council has just published a Market Position Statement (MPS) of Adult Social Care services within Herefordshire. The report summarises the supply and demand of care and support needs across the county. It signals potential business oppo… read more on article: "Market Position Statement (MPS) of Adult Social Care services"

The latest (May) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.   The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus a roun… read more on article: "Impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Herefordshire"

The latest (April) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.  Overall indications are that the latest lockdown has not had as big an impact as the first, either nationally or locally. In Herefordshire, the number of… read more on article: "Impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Herefordshire"

In the spring of last year the coronavirus pandemic caused the largest contraction in the UK economy for over three hundred years, with thousands of jobs and businesses forced to rely on an unprecedented package of government support in order to surv… read more on article: "New content - the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic"

Herefordshire Council has just published the Executive Summary of a new Armed Forces Community Assessment that provides a wide range of information and data about issues affecting serving and former members of the Armed Forces community in Herefordsh… read more on article: "Armed Forces Community Assessment"

If you are interested in facts and figures about the impact of Covid-19 in Herefordshire, you can now download our weekly summary.  It includes analysis of the published data on cases and deaths, as well as other statistics about numbers of tests car… read more on article: "Covid-19 weekly summaries"

Households across Herefordshire will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021. The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every dec… read more on article: "Census 2021 will provide a snapshot of modern society"

The 2019 Director of Public Health report has recently been added to Understanding Herefordshire website. The report, which was published for the February 2020 meeting of the Health and Well-being Board, focused on inequalities experienced by those l… read more on article: "2019 Director of Public Health Report"