Features & Opinions

There were an estimated 28,300 excess winter deaths in England and Wales in the winter of 2019-20, a 19% increase on the previous year. Laura O’Neill investigates whether nationalising Britain’s heating and plumbing network could save lives.

Ann Carruthers, Deputy Chair of ADEPT’s Transport and Connectivity Board and Director of Environment and Transport at Leicestershire County Council explains how the 30-minute rural neighbourhood can benefit local communities.