Estimating International Migration into Warwickshire

As part of its ongoing programme of improving population estimates, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released new estimates of international migration into each Local Authority area in England and Wales. The estimates use a new methodology and will be used to help calculate the next set of population projections from the ONS. The [...]

Quality of Life 2011/12 – Key Messages Presentation

As a supplement to our Quality of Life in Warwickshire 2011/12 Report, we have also produced a stand-alone presentation that will take you through the key messages. It has been created in Prezi and takes about ten minutes to view. We hope it provides a useful and highly visual way of presenting a synopsis of [...]

Update to LEP Profiles released today

The Local Enterprise Partnership Profiles aim to help Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) use official statistics to better understand the economic, social and environmental picture for the local authority areas covered by LEPs. Since the first LEPs were announced in October 2010, a number of new LEPs have subsequently been formed. The current LEP Profiles reflect [...]

Northern Warwickshire Arson Profile – Key Findings Revealed

The Observatory recently conducted a profile on arson in the areas of Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough and the North Warwickshire Borough wards of Arley & Whitacre and Hartshill. The briefing note on the profile can be found by clicking on the link below: Briefing Note – Arson Profile – Northern Warwickshire For more information or [...]

Unemployment update – October 2011 figures

The Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) claimant count in October 2011 was 8,670 in Warwickshire; a rate of 2.6% of the resident working age population. This represents a fall of 330 claimants or -3.7% from the previous month. In line with the falls in the overall claimant count, the number of JSA claimants aged 18-24 has [...]

Library Opening Hours Consultation

In July, Cabinet approved the reduction in opening hours of Warwickshire libraries and we are now consulting on the pattern of opening hours at 16 sites. Consultation is taking place on the pattern of opening hours for the following libraries: Alcester, Atherstone, Bedworth, Coleshill, Kenilworth, Leamington, Lillington, Nuneaton, Polesworth, Rugby, Shipston, Southam, Stratford, Wellesbourne, Whitnash, [...]

Alcohol Awareness Week

The Warwickshire Drug and Alcohol Team are advising that this week is Alcohol Awareness Week and Alcohol Concern are encouraging individuals and organisations to sign up to their Charter for a world free from alcohol harm. Further information, and a link enabling you to sign up to the Charter online can be found here: Charter [...]

A 49% Reduction in Re-Offending for Warwickshire Prolific and Priority Offenders

The Home Office has confirmed that the Warwickshire Prolific and Priority Offender (PPO) Scheme reduced the offending rates of its PPOs by 49% between April 2010 and March 2011. The PPO programme was introduced in 2004 by the Home Office as away of focusing on the small number offenders known to commit a disproportionately large amount [...]

A vacancy has arisen within the Observatory team for a Corporate GIS Manager

An exciting new vacancy has arisen for a Corporate GIS manager to join our team. The aim of the role is to develop, manage and champion Geographical Information Systems within and across Warwickshire County Council, so that it makes best use of GI, data, and other resources. The successful candidate will be responsible for Information Management within Warwickshire Observatory. [...]

Does Warwickshire think the London 2012 Olympics will have a positive effect on ordinary people?

The route of the 2012 Olympic torch has been released today. The torch will come within 10 miles of 95% of the population in the UK, including nine stops in Warwickshire – our map provides more details about where the torch will stop in the county. We have overlaid the map with some further information [...]