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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"

ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire's population has increased to 192,800 in mid-2019. Data is now available to download from the Population pages.

ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire's population has increased to 192,800 in 2019.  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 coronavirus pandemic is affecting many areas of our daily lives and is likely have a significant impact on Herefordshire's economy, at least in the short to medium term. Data and intelligence are emerging all the time and will be vital to helping… read more on article: "Coronavirus: Big increase in numbers claiming unemployment-related benefits"