Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
05 Jun 2017
Rural tourism ‘worth more than farming’
TOURISM generates more revenue and provides more employment for the rural sector than farming, delegates at a recent seminar were told. John Hoy, head of rural at consultants Bidwells, was...
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01 Jun 2017
Hi-tech drone combats rural crime
POLICE are to deploy a new hi-tech drone to tackle rural crime in Lincolnshire. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be trialled before a force-wide roll out later this year....
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31 May 2017
£14.8m centre boosts rural economy
A multi-million pound state-of-the art visitor centre is set to boost the rural economy in north-east England. Northumberland National Park Authority has confirmed that its £14.8m visitor centre on Hadrian’s...
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31 May 2017
‘Make Brexit work for countryside’
Politicians are being urged to ensure that Brexit works for the countryside when negotiations start after this month’s general election. The call was made in a rural charter published by...
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29 May 2017
General Election 2017: Call for next government to deliver ‘fair rural deal’
THE Rural Services Network has called on the next government to deliver a fair deal for the countryside. It comes as the charity Action with Communities in Rural England highlighted...
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26 May 2017
Next government must deliver fair deal for countryside, says Rural Services Network
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Friday 26 May 2017 The Rural Services Network [1] has welcomed calls for the next government to ensure its policies deliver a fair deal for the...
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25 May 2017
General Election 2017: ACRE’s ‘rural asks’
ACTION with Communities in Rural England has warned that future government policy must be fully ‘rural proofed’. The charity published its ‘Election Asks‘ after the main political parties published their manifestos...
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25 May 2017
Can car sharing end rural isolation?
Car share company Liftshare has won £25,000 of funding to explore initiatives to end rural and social isolation. The Norfolk-based firm was awarded the funding by innovation company Nesta through...
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25 May 2017
RSN Economic Profiling Service – May 2017
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (April 17) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (December 16)
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22 May 2017
Rail campaign boost for rural tourism
A MAJOR community campaign has been launched to encourage scenic and sustainable tourism by rail. The ‘Scenic Rail Britain’ initiative is the brainchild of the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP)...
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