Government teams up with Joe Wicks to encourage healthy living

15 July 2025
Government teams up with Joe Wicks to encourage healthy living
The government has teamed up with Joe Wicks to inspire children to move more this summer.
An animated Activate series with five-minute episodes will combine animation with upbeat music to encourage children to enjoy short bursts of movement that easily fit into their day and can benefit their physical and mental health. 
The series has been co-created by Joe Wicks and Studio AKA (creators of Hey Duggee).
It is backed by the government's 10 Year Health Plan.
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Natural England highlights benefits of outdoor healthcare

15 July 2025
Natural England highlights benefits of outdoor healthcare
Natural England is funding healthcare courses for nurses, therapists and other healthcare professionals from across Sussex to make more use of outdoor settings in treating those with poor mental health.
Evidence suggests that being outside can help lead to lower blood pressure and a reduced risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Attendees will learn how to adapt treatments to new surroundings and how to use many years of inside experience and training outside.
Sessions are held of five months and the course carries a formal training accreditation. 
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Junior travel inspectors to boost active travel

14 July 2025
Junior travel inspectors to boost active travel
A new initiative will see primary school children becoming junior active travel inspectors, with a new mission to help more kids cycle, walk, wheel, and scoot to schools. The trailblazing scheme will see children audit their school run on a new ‘kid-friendly app’ to boost health and safety, while reducing road congestion. It gives pupils the chance to shape their own travel to school, helping all children access safer, greener and more accessible walking and cycling routes to school.
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Panel of young people to shape Youth Guarantee

14 July 2025
Panel of young people to shape Youth Guarantee
A panel of young people with experience of being out of education, employment and training are set to help shape the Government's Youth Gurantee.
The new Youth Guarantee Advisory Panel is made up of 17 young people aged 18 to 24 and will meet regularly to discuss the biggest barriers they face to building their careers and advise what can be done to break these down.
The announcement comes as the latest data shows one in eight young people are currently not in education, employment or training.
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£600,000 for London's high streets

11 July 2025
£600,000 for London's high streets
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a £600,000 injection into revitalising 12 high streets in the capital, with each one to receive £50,000.
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English devolution bill reaches Parliament

11 July 2025
English devolution bill reaches Parliament
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill will be introduced to Parliament today, which aims to give local communities more governance and more power to their elected leaders and mayors.
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£1 bus fares for young people in Wales

10 July 2025
£1 bus fares for young people in Wales
The Welsh Government has announced that young people will be able to travel on buses for £1 from September.
Single fares will cost £1, with £3 day passes also available. 
From September the rate will apply to 16 to 21-year-olds, with the scheme extended to 5 to 15-year-olds from November.
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Government announces electricity reforms

10 July 2025
Government announces electricity reforms
The government is reforming the electricity system that puts working people first and moves towards clean power
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Social housing local connections requirements removed

10 July 2025
Social housing local connections requirements removed
From today, the social housing local connection requirements for young people under 25 leaving care and domestic abuse survivors will be removed, meaning they will be able to access social housing more easily.
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Welsh councils can introduce levy on tourism

9 July 2025
Welsh councils can introduce levy on tourism
The Senedd has passed legislation to give councils the choice to introduce a small fee on overnight stays to raise and reinvest funding into local tourism.
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