Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
02 Nov 2015
Village halls forum set to close
A national forum which represents volunteers who run village halls is to close after almost 35 years. The National Village Halls Forum, which has been the voice of around 90,000...
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02 Nov 2015
Rural homes are more expensive
RURAL homes are £43,490 more expensive than homes in urban areas, reveals the latest research. Property prices in the countryside are on average 22% higher than in urban areas, according...
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02 Nov 2015
Concern over police funding plan
CHANGES to police funding could see £.9.5m wiped off the budget for one of England’s most rural counties. The government has spent the summer consulting on the way that a key...
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01 Nov 2015
BBC beefs up coverage of rural issues
The BBC has taken significant steps to improve its coverage of rural issues, says the corporation’s watchdog. A progress report by the BBC Trust follows an independent review of the BBC’s rural...
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26 Oct 2015
Warning follows rise in fly-tipping
THE government faces a call for urgent action following a 50,000 increase in fly-tipping incidents. A government study of local councils in England also reported the total cost of clearing...
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26 Oct 2015
Prince attends rural crisis summit
PRINCE Charles has joined a crisis summit of key figures to discuss the challenges facing the rural sector. The Prince of Wales attended the summit, convened by the Prince’s Countryside...
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25 Oct 2015
Minister admits rural transport concern
POOR public transport in rural areas is a “very real concern,” a government minister has conceded. Transport minister Andrew Jones was speaking during an event at the National Railway Museum, York,...
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22 Oct 2015
Rural roads ‘are Britain’s deadliest’
Rural roads are the deadliest in Britain, with an average of three people dying on them every day last year. In total, 1,040 people were killed and 9,051 seriously injured...
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19 Oct 2015
Defra to work more closely with partners
DEFRA plans to build stronger relationships with its partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors. Clare Moriarty – who has now spent just over two months as Defra permanent secretary...
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19 Oct 2015
Just how much is nature worth?
Are we obscuring nature’s true value and putting the rural environment at even greater risk? Jessica Sellick investigates. Back in 2011, the government published the UK’s first National Ecosystem Assessment....
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