Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
05 Sep 2022
The UK’s £5B Project Gigabit gives out first contract to connect rural areas
Tech Crunch reports that the first major subsidy contract under the UK government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit scheme has officially been awarded, with Wessex Internet securing £6 million to connect...
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05 Sep 2022
Rural economy to be turbocharged by £110m funding pot, farmers’ union says
BBC News reports that farms, pubs, and village halls across England will be able to bid for a share of up to £110m funding as part of a new scheme...
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05 Sep 2022
£3million funding to help support covid-hit businesses in Stafford
Stafford Borough Council write “Time is running out for businesses in Stafford Borough to grab a share of a £3 million support scheme.” Borough businesses that did not qualify for...
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05 Sep 2022
Delivering for rural England – The second report on rural proofing.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs have published their second report on rural proofing, examining government action to support the rural economy and rural communities. The report includes...
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01 Sep 2022
Rural cost of living
The report, Rural cost of living, by Kovia Consulting for the Rural Services Network, which represents rural councils and other rural service providers, examined the key differences in cost-of-living between...
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01 Jun 2022
Rural as a region: the hidden challenge for Levelling Up
The report, Rural as a region: the hidden challenge for Levelling Up, finds that the Government’s Levelling Up white paper metrics – used to identify the regions most in need of...
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21 Mar 2022
Broadband scheme ‘preventing Devon village connections’
BBC reports that the scheme to provide decent broadband in rural Devon is actually preventing a village from getting access. Villagers in Northleigh, near Colyton, went directly to infrastructure provider...
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21 Mar 2022
West of England set to grow faster than any other UK region in 2022
Business Live reports that the South West economy is expected to grow faster than any other region of the UK in 2022 including London, according to a new report by...
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21 Mar 2022
100k rural businesses penalised by government’s decarbonisation plans
Boutique Hotelier reports it has been claimed that over 100,000 off-grid businesses will be unfairly penalised if government decarbonisation proposals to enforce electric heat technologies in rural areas go ahead....
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21 Mar 2022
Housing department reveals 25 councils to share £3m local design code funding
Planning reports that the Government has awarded twenty-five areas across England a share of £3 million as part of the Government’s Design Code Pathfinder Programme to help draw up local...
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