An official probe has found serious weaknesses in safeguarding services for children in Cumbria.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the second biggest nursery group in the UK, has acquired all of Casterbridge Nurseries’ 27 settings, in what is the largest deal that the UK nursery sector has seen for some years.

August Equity has completed a buy-in management buy-out of Aspirations Care Group for an undisclosed amount.

Social care agencies missed “numerous” chances to support a teenage mother who was later murdered by her 17-year-old boyfriend, a report has said.

Community mental health teams are having to spend an increasing amount of time helping service users claim benefits, by The Masked AMHP

Care provider Hica Home Care is expanding its domiciliary care operations in Lincolnshire, creating 100 new jobs.