Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
21 Jun 2012
Towns at centre of rural revival
SMALL towns are at the centre of a rural revival, local councillors have been told. Chris Wade, chief executive of Action for Market Towns, addressed the Local Government Association’s Rural...
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20 Jun 2012
Postcode lottery of social care funding
RURAL areas receive lower funding and spend less on social care – despite having more older people than urban local authorities, reveals a report. Rural authorities which tend to have...
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18 Jun 2012
Campaigners target roadside litter
RURAL campaigners have renewed calls to make it easier to fine people for littering from cars. It follows research by a car breakdown and recovery company Green Flag, which shows...
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18 Jun 2012
Rural communities left short-changed
PEOPLE in remote rural communities are often forced to pay more for goods and services, says the government’s competition watchdog. The finding comes from the Office of Fair Trading, which...
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15 Jun 2012
Minister praises broadband scheme
RURAL residents have been praised in parliament for starting their own scheme to bring faster broadband to the countryside. Based in Lancashire, the Broadband for the Rural North initiative aims...
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14 Jun 2012
‘No plan’ to extend Defra questions
THE government says it has no plans to increase the amount of time ministers can be quizzed by MPs on rural issues. The topic was raised in the House of...
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13 Jun 2012
Special discount on rural conference
MEMBERS of the Rural Services Network can obtain a special discount when booking a place at the 2012 rural policy conference. Organised by the Countryside and Community Research Institute, the...
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10 Jun 2012
Supporting older residents during severe weather
Storrington and Sullington Parish Council created a voluntary support scheme for its older and more vulnerable residents Storrington and Sullington Parish Council, at the foot of the South Downs in...
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10 Jun 2012
Tackling rural isolation with a befriending service
Cotswold District Council set up a befriending and support service for isolated and lonely older people who live in the south of the district. Cotswold District Council has set up...
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08 Jun 2012
Rural retailers slam shops strategy
A GOVERNMENT strategy to support local shops does not go far enough, claim rural retailers. The document – Parades to be Proud of: Strategies to support local shops – was...
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