Claim: Ribble Valley is the happiest place in the UK.
Fact-check: 182 places could be happier than the "UK's happiest place" - Full Fact
Verdict: it had the highest average happiness rating, in an ons survey of all uk local authorities in 2018/19. but because scores are expressed as a range between two numbers, 182 local authorities could actually be happier than ribble valley.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2019-10-29T00:00:00