David Dubas-Fisher

Manchester

Senior Data Journalist at Reach PLC

Senior data journalist at Reach PLC

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Articles

April 2025 price rise calculator shows costs of energy, water, council tax and more

1 day ago | birminghammail.co.uk | David Bentley |David Dubas-Fisher

Everyone's bills are going up - how hard have you been hit by all the price hikes of Awful April? How hard have you been clobbered by the price hikes of Awful April? UK households are seeing most, if not all, of their direct debits shoot up this month as Awful April takes hold of our finances and squeezes budgets further. Whether it's council tax, water, gas, electricity, TV licences, mobile phone contracts or TV/internet packages, it's all going up.
More than half of kids in Bristol area are living in poverty

5 days ago | bristolpost.co.uk | David Dubas-Fisher |Estel Farell Roig |Estel Farell-Roig

The situation is much more desperate for children in some parts of Bristol than othersMore than half of children are living in poverty in Bristol’s most deprived neighbourhood. Across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire area, a total of 31,654 children aged 0 to 15 were living in poverty in the year ending March 2024 - the last full year under the Conservative government - according to the latest figures from the DWP.
'An absolute scandal': Middlesbrough's Newport ward has highest levels of child poverty in country

1 week ago | gazettelive.co.uk | David Dubas-Fisher |Daniel Hodgson

A Middlesbrough ward has the highest levels of child poverty in the entire country, new figures show. Newport ward sees 85% of its children living in poverty, figures from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) for the year ending March 2024 show.
The small historic seaside town named the cheapest place to live in Kent

1 week ago | kentlive.news | David Dubas-Fisher |CULLEN WILLIS |Chloe Holmwood

A small seaside town that's steeped in history is the county's cheapest place to live. Queenborough, on the Isle of Sheppey, is the cheapest place to buy a home in Kent, according to new figures. Homes in the ME11 postcode area sold for an average of £224,167 each in the 12 months to the end of February. That’s less than any postcode area in our county with at least 20 sales over the past year. New figures from the Land Registry have identified the ME11 postcode as Kent's cheapest place to live.
Somerset house prices revealed as one area sees figures plummet

1 week ago | somersetlive.co.uk | David Dubas-Fisher |CULLEN WILLIS

Yeovil is the cheapest place to buy a home in Somerset. Homes in the BA20 postcode area sold for an average of £235,421 each in the 12 months to the end of February. That’s less than any postcode area in our county with at least 20 sales over the last year. Bridgwater is the next cheapest place in our county to buy a home. Houses sold for £241,831 each on average in the TA6 postcode area.
Gloucestershire house prices revealed with one area much cheaper

1 week ago | gloucestershirelive.co.uk | Cullen Willis |David Dubas-Fisher

Gloucester is the cheapest place to buy a home in Gloucestershire. Homes in the GL1 postcode area sold for an average of £209,802 each in the 12 months to the end of February. That’s less than any postcode area in our county with at least 20 sales over the last year. Cinderford is the next cheapest place in our county to buy a home. Houses sold for £268,122 each on average in the GL14 postcode area.
Map shows cheapest and most expensive areas to buy a home in Merseyside

1 week ago | liverpoolecho.co.uk | David Dubas-Fisher |Liam Thorp

Our interactive map shows the average house prices across our regionAnfield is the cheapest place to buy a home in Merseyside. Homes in the L4 postcode area sold for an average of £113,882 each in the 12 months to the end of February. That’s less than any postcode area in our region with at least 20 sales over the last year. Stockbridge Village is the next cheapest place in our region to buy a home. Houses sold for £115,854 each on average in the L28 postcode area.
Three in five children living in poverty in most deprived Leicester neighbourhood

1 week ago | leicestermercury.co.uk | Tess Rushin |David Dubas-Fisher |CULLEN WILLIS

Three in five children are now classed as living in poverty in Leicester’s most deprived neighbourhood, Government figures show. The new statistics also reveal stark differences between poverty rates between city and county areas. In total, 52,121 children aged 0 to 15 - around 25 per cent - were considered to be "living in poverty" across Leicestershire in the year ending March 2024, according to the figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Lancashire's sewage horror as map of 16,000 spills shows scale of problem

1 week ago | lancs.live | Jon Macpherson |David Dubas-Fisher

Sewage was emptied into Lancashire’s waterways thousands of times last year - and you can find the hotspots near you by using our interactive map below. There were a total of 16,000 sewage spills into rivers and streams in our county during 2024, an average of 44 a day. That’s down from 21,355 spills in 2023, according to figures from the Rivers Trust.
Cornwall's areas with highest levels of child poverty MAPPED

1 week ago | cornwalllive.com | David Dubas-Fisher

As many as three out of every seven children are living in poverty in Cornwall’s most deprived neighbourhood - see how yours compares with our interactive map. Across Cornwall, a total of 21,488 children aged 0 to 15 were living in poverty in the year ending March 2024 - the last full year under the Conservative government - according to the latest figures from the DWP. That’s up from 20,251 a year earlier and works out as nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of children in the county.