Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
16 Mar 2016
Britain’s 50 best rural areas to live
The 50 local authority districts with the best quality of rural life have been revealed in a wide-ranging survey. The 2016 Halifax Rural Areas Quality of Life Survey shows that...
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16 Mar 2016
‘Quicker to build more brownfield homes’
Brownfield sites are being developed more than half a year faster than greenfield sites, according to research published by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). The charity said its...
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13 Mar 2016
Where next for Place-based working?
Many local authorities are thinking about or implementing new models of place-based working. Jessica Sellick investigates. Many local authorities are thinking about or implementing new models of place-based working. In...
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11 Mar 2016
Sell assets to fund services – minister
Guidance showing how councils can use a shake-up of spending rules to improve local services has been published by the government. From 1 April, local authorities will be able to...
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11 Mar 2016
Sell assets to fund services – minister
From 1 April, local authorities will be able to spend any revenues generated from selling surplus assets to fund the costs of improvements to things like housing and children’s services....
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10 Mar 2016
Major initiative to save local pubs
A government-backed support and finance initiative aims to help people take control of their local pub for the benefit of the community. The £3.62m two-year programme will see a package...
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09 Mar 2016
Call to extend broadband scheme
RURAL businesses are calling for a satellite broadband voucher scheme extended to cover other wireless internet technologies too. The call was made by the Country Land and Business Association, which...
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09 Mar 2016
Council backs rural post offices
Hampshire County Council has voiced continued support for rural post offices. Some 50 delegates from community and privately run organisations attended a Hampshire Village Shops Network Conference on Monday (8 March)....
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05 Mar 2016
Rural broadband worse than at Everest
BRITAIN’S slowest rural broadband connections are worse than at Mount Everest, reveals the latest figures. The village of Miserden in Gloucestershire has the UK’s slowest average broadband at just 1.30Mbps,...
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03 Mar 2016
Grants available for rural businesses
RURAL businesses have the opportunity to bid for a share of £3.4m in European funding for Nottinghamshire. The LEADER Programme is a new allocation of EU funding to help support...
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