Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
09 Aug 2012
£15k boost for mobile services
VULNERABLE and older residents are to benefit from additional funding to help them live safely and independently at home. The £15,000 funding boost approved by Derbyshire County Council will support...
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08 Aug 2012
Drop in confidence hits rural economy
RURAL businesses are facing a significant drop in confidence and investment, reveals a survey. Investment for non-agricultural businesses remains a significant issue. Confidence in the farming sector has also dropped....
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07 Aug 2012
Fighting back against rural crime
COUNTRYSIDE crime is on the rise with thefts topping £50m last year, suggests a leading rural insurer. Theft from farms has reached new levels, according to NFU Mutual, as the...
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03 Aug 2012
Survey highlights key rural services
CONCERN over rural services – including a lack of affordable housing and community involvement – is highlighted in a major report. Conducted by the Suffolk ACRE charity, the Rural Services...
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02 Aug 2012
MPs hit out at ‘data dumping’
AN influential committee of MPs has criticised local government for ‘dumping’ incomprehensible spending data on residents. The criticism is contained in a House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report, Implementing...
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01 Aug 2012
Joining forces against fly-tipping
LANDOWNERS have joined forces with a local authority to make it easier to remove fly-tipped waste from private land. The partnership between the Country Land and Business Association and Suffolk...
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31 Jul 2012
Broadband strategy under fire
RURAL people and businesses risk being left behind by the government’s broadband strategy, peers have warned. The House of Lords Communications Committee said the government was preoccupied with faster broadband...
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28 Jul 2012
Study probes rural business performance
THE government’s rural watchdog is looking at how small rural businesses have fared during the economic downturn. The Commission for Rural Communities is embarking on a three-month project looking at...
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27 Jul 2012
Wet summer costs rural economy £240m
BRITAIN’S wet summer is set to cost the rural economy £240m due to cancelled events, according to forecasts. The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) arrived at the figure after...
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24 Jul 2012
Rural Services Network survey results
The Rural Services Network news service scored top marks in a survey of members. The RSN also scored highly when it came to good policy and practice ideas. Almost 400...
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