Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
10 Jan 2017
Landowners outline rural housing ‘answers’
Rural business leaders have set out five action points they claim will help ease the shortage of affordable homes. The Country Land and Business Association, which represents landowners, farmers and...
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08 Jan 2017
Rural health tops conference agenda
Early bird discounts are available for major conference to discuss strategies for improving rural healthcare. Due to take place in London on 28 February, the Rural Health Conference is being...
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08 Jan 2017
Defra confirms £120m in rural funding
Defra secretary Andrea Leadsom has confirmed a £120m funding boost for rural businesses across England. Some £120m in funding will be made available to rural businesses – generating thousands of jobs...
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05 Jan 2017
MP backs calls for faster broadband
A Worcestershire MP is urging local businesses to help make the case for better rural broadband. Harriett Baldwin is calling on local entrepreneurs to take part in a survey to...
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04 Jan 2017
War against fly-tippers ‘must continue’
Rural leaders are urging local councils to continue a pre-Christmas crackdown against fly-tipping. The zero tolerance initiative saw vehicles seized and crushed as local authorities used new powers to tackle the...
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02 Jan 2017
Garden villages ‘will ease housing crisis’
England’s first ever garden villages will help to ease the country’s housing crisis, says the government. Garden villages are settlements of between 1,500 and 10,000 homes. The location of the...
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02 Jan 2017
Survey reveals UK’s best place to live
Rural areas feature highly in the UK’s best places to live, according to the latest Halifax Quality of Life Survey. The local authority district of Winchester in Hampshire scooped the top...
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01 Jan 2017
Call for action on fuel poverty
FUEL poverty figures have prompted a call for the government to tackle the tariffs of the big six energy companies. Shadow business secretary Clive Lewis said action was needed following...
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23 Dec 2016
‘Sparsity’ funding to protect rural schools
Government plans will see small rural schools protected by a ‘sparsity’ funding factor have been broadly welcomed. Education secretary Justine Greening made the announcement in the House of Commons on...
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19 Dec 2016
One in four rural homes lack broadband
The government’s telecoms watchdog says one in four rural homes still cannot get a decent broadband connection. New research by Ofcom found that the number of UK properties unable to...
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