Youth work ‘black holes’ in half of all council areas in England, study finds
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<p>Exclusive: First mapping of youth centres in decades shows poorer areas in north worst affected by cuts since 2010</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/12/struggle-to-keep-youth-services-alive-knowsley">‘We’re on a cliff edge’: the struggle to keep youth services alive in Knowsley</a></p></li></ul><p>Almost half of all council areas in England have youth work “black holes” with few or no services
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<p>Exclusive: First mapping of youth centres in decades shows poorer areas in north worst affected by cuts since 2010</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/12/struggle-to-keep-youth-services-alive-knowsley">‘We’re on a cliff edge’: the struggle to keep youth services alive in Knowsley</a></p></li></ul><p>Almost half of all council areas in England have youth work “black holes” with few or no services