Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
26 Jul 2016
Call to safeguard rural postal services
POSTAL deliveries to and from remote and sparsely populated areas must not be jeopardised, the Rural Services Network has warned. The network issued the warning in its response to a...
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22 Jul 2016
Experts launch rural housing website
A NEW website aims to promote the work of experts striving to improve the provision of rural housing. The Rural Housing Alliance is a group of housing associations that develop...
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21 Jul 2016
‘Unlock’ rural housing government urged
RURAL landowners have called on the government to tackle the rural housing shortage as a matter of urgency. The Country Land and Business Association said ministers should “unlock the potential”...
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19 Jul 2016
Partnership delivers faster broadband
More than 90,000 rural premises in Derbyshire now have access to faster download speeds, thanks to a local authority fibre broadband partnership. The multi-million pound Digital Derbyshire programme is a...
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19 Jul 2016
Reform ‘vital’ to solve housing crisis
REFORMING planning rules will help ease the rural housing crisis, say business leaders. The Country Land and Business Association made the plea in response to ‘Building more homes‘, a report by...
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19 Jul 2016
Getting broadband to the final 5%
Alternative technologies and suppliers show real promise as a means to deliver broadband to remote rural communities, finds Brian Wilson. Alternative technologies and suppliers show real promise as a...
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15 Jul 2016
Brexit has ‘major’ rural implications
LEAVING the European Union has major implications for England’s countryside communities, the Rural Services Network has warned. Safeguarding the future of rural services – and those that provide them –...
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12 Jul 2016
Rural police need fair funding – report
RURAL police forces could lose out because government thinking is skewed in favour of urban areas, says a report. The Fair Funding for Rural Policing study comes as the Home...
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12 Jul 2016
Rural homes help create thriving communities
THE need to improve the provision of homes for countryside communities is being highlighted during Rural Housing Week. With affordable homes still in short supply, the week (11-17 July) aims...
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11 Jul 2016
MPs launch rural tourism inquiry
AN influential committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into the role of tourism in supporting rural growth in England. Rural tourism provides around £17 billion a year to the...
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