Author: <span>kerry</span>
23 Sep 2019
Poorer areas losing more free ATMs
New analysis by Which? demonstrates that free-to-use cash machines are vanishing more quickly in deprived areas. ITV covers the news that nine per cent of free cash machines across the...
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23 Sep 2019
Warning planning system ‘bypassed’ in rural areas
A rise in the number of barn conversions means that rural communities are missing out on essential infrastructure and local services, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). PA Media...
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23 Sep 2019
Labour Party Conference Motions
With party conference season well under way, the Labour Party has announced a range of new measures that, if passed, would have an impact on rural residents. The Mirror reports...
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23 Sep 2019
No-deal Brexit impact on rural areas
Councillors in Shropshire have emphasised the ‘huge impact’ that a no-deal Brexit would have on England’s rural areas, as reported by the Shropshire Star. Green Party Councillor Julian Dean put...
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16 Sep 2019
Bus journeys fall by 300 million in five years
It has been widely reported, including by the i paper, that the number of bus journeys have fallen by 300 million in five years. Analysis of government figures by the Local...
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16 Sep 2019
NFU outlines plans to cut farming emissions
BBC News reports that the National Farmers’ Union has launched plans to make British agriculture carbon neutral in two decades. The NFU has stated that the industry can cut emissions...
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24 Sep 2018
Spotlight on Heart of the Village September 2018
This newsletter is provided by the Rural Services Network. It includes a roundup of rural stories featuring on rural communities and village services. Post Office results showed profit rise TV...
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