FIVE day centres in West Berkshire which care for elderly and vulnerable people are to be shut by West Berkshire Council as it seeks to redress a brutal cut to its budget.

The number of elderly people with dementia in the UK is set to rise by 70% over the next 20 years, according to a recently released report.

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has been branded as “not fit for purpose” by MPs for its handling of a surge in demand following the Baby Peter scandal.

Leicestershire County Council has defended its adult care services after complaints more than doubled.

Warwickshire County Council social care could be left £30m worse off due to government funding cuts, it claimed.

Derbyshire County Council’s children’s services team has been praised by Ofsted for the quality of its assessments for disabled children and fast response to child protection concerns.

Plans to build a new care home in a Norfolk village could bring about 100 new jobs to the area. A developer has applied for outline planning permission for an 80-bed building in Hoveton, near Norwich.

SIX fire crews rushed to Bridge House care home in Barham on today after a blaze tore through its roof.