Can local authorities find a way to make us all happy? A groundbreaking project plans to find out, as Marcia Brophy explains.

Everybody seems to be talking about happiness or our wellbeing. Over the past decade or so a growing body of research has explored what causes, promotes and hampers happiness and wellbeing.

Even the UK's political parties are recognising that happy individuals lead to happy local communities which ultimately may lead to a happy country.

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