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On this page we bring together short updates from throughout the South West Observatory to help you keep track of news, events, publications and jobs. Click on any of the links to find out more. You'll also find listed updates from our weekly Friday Update, which you can sign up to receive by clicking on this link.
SWO Core Unit
Transport & Infrastructure
TRANSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE EVENT - Find out about our recent policy event looking at 'Transport and Infrastructure' which took place on 19 March. Find out more. 
HOUSING, PLANNING AND THE ECONOMY - See slides / presentations from our recent event looking at the relationship between housing and the economy. See more.
HEALTH & WELLBEING - IMPLEMENTING THE ACT - See new presentations from our latest event looking at the implications of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. See more. 
WELFARE REFORM - CHALLENGES, IMPACTS AND EVIDENCE- See the presentations and resources from our latest event, looking at the challenges of welfare reform. See more.
SWO Thematic Modules
Modules What's New
ECONOMY - For more on the December PMI, Update to the South West Business Tracker, BERD Figures and the Annual Business Survey, see the Economy Module.

HOUSING & PLANNING - New Interactive Glossary, containing explanations and updates on a number of housing and planning related terms. See more.

ENVIRONMENT - The Environment Module is currently undergoing some re-development. If you have thoughts on what you would like to see or suggestions for improvements, please email.

PUBLIC HEALTH - Updates to the Public Health Outcomes Framework, new report on cardiovascular diseases plus updates on public health transition. See the SWPHO website.

SKILLS & LEARNING - For updates from SLIM, see SW Skills and Learning Module. 

CULTURE - New Finding the Dots publications + new Culture briefings on Culture and Archives and Culture and Crime. See the Culture Module.

SWO Local Intelligence Network
LINS
BOURNEMOUTH - All the Key Facts about Bournemouth.

CORNWALL - Updated Area Profiles in Cornwall with Community Network Profiles, Neighbourhood Profiles maps and town profiles.

DEVON - For all data links provided by inDevon, see the Data section of the website.

DORSET – 20 town profile pages updated with new data in many areas. Access the Town factsheets and profiles via the ‘Dorset for you’ site for more information.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE – Latest mid year Population Estimates (2010).

INTELLIGENCE WEST - (covering Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) – Find the Key Statistics for the area via the West of England website.

PLYMOUTH – Relaunched Plymouth Informed website - July 2011.  

POOLE - New Introdution to MOSAIC classification system report for Poole - October 2011

SOMERSET - Read Somerset’s latest SINePostUpdate for the latest information on research and activities in and around Somerset.

TORBAY - For the latest information from i-Bay (Torbay's cross agency intelligence network) and latest statistics see the Torbay Council website.

WILTSHIRE - Superfast Broadband Survey analysis report now available.

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Last Updated: Friday 10 May 2013