Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
17 Sep 2018
Post Office’s results showed profits rise
ITV News covered the Post Office’s financial results, which showed that it has continued to enjoy profit growth for the second consecutive year. The positive figures were driven by financial...
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17 Sep 2018
Rural communities in danger
Experts have warned that rural communities are ‘in danger of dying out’ unless they are given more help to cope with ageing populations, according to an article by iNews. Trudi...
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17 Sep 2018
Free cash machines could disappear
The Times highlighted concerns that free cash machines could disappear within the next decade, following figures showing that 250 machines per month are closing as consumers opt for cashless payment...
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17 Sep 2018
Rural crime collaboration
The Northern Echo reported on how five police forces across the north of England have come together as part of Operation Checkpoint, the largest rural policing operation of its kind,...
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17 Sep 2018
Support for ‘Pub is the Hub’
Trade journal Catering Today reported on the news that the Government has pledged £70,000 to the ‘Pub is the Hub’ scheme to support rural pubs. According to the Government press...
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27 Aug 2018
No-deal Brexit paper on rural development
The government has repeated its assertion that rural development projects where funding has been agreed before the end of 2020 will be funded for their full lifetime. Defra issued the guarantee the...
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23 Aug 2018
Rural businesses ‘need broadband action’
The government is being urged to “double-down” on its roll-out of broadband to rural areas to boost innovation and narrow the digital divide. The call was made by the Association of Independent...
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22 Aug 2018
Number of rural elderly to increase
Older people continue to make up a higher proportion of the population in rural and coastal areas than urban areas, confirm the latest government statistics. The Rural Services Network says this...
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22 Aug 2018
Research grants to improve rural life
A new opportunity is available for those with good ideas for rural communities to be awarded research travel grants. Applicants with new ideas on how to improve rural life in...
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