Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
15 Sep 2015
Minister: More to be done on funding
MORE must be done to narrow the gap in spending power between rural and urban local authorities, the government has conceded. Rural residents often earn less than their urban counterparts...
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15 Sep 2015
Cost of rural crime ‘exceeds £800m’
The cost of crime in rural areas could exceed £800m – dwarfing earlier estimates, suggests a survey. The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) surveyed more than 17,000 people living and...
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14 Sep 2015
Cheshire tops ‘rural business’ table
CHESHIRE has topped a new league table as the best county in England for running a rural business. Devised by the Country, Land and Business Association, the Rural Business County...
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11 Sep 2015
‘Rise to rural challenge of devolution’
England’s rural communities are being urged to rise to the challenge of devolution and secure a sustainable future. Rural challenges include supporting growth and overcoming barriers to infrastructure investment, said...
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11 Sep 2015
MPs secure pledge on business rates
THE government has promised MPs it will take “full account” of the rural impact as it reviews business rates. It follows a Westminster Hall debate secured by Jake Berry, Conservative...
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09 Sep 2015
Innovation fund ‘boosts countryside’
An innovation fund worth £5m will boost rural productivity, says the government. Grants are available under the latest phase of the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-agri)...
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06 Sep 2015
Prince’s fund opens for applications
The Prince’s Countryside Fund has opened for applications with £725,000 available to rural communities. Pressure on rural communities and people living and working in our countryside continued to mount, said...
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06 Sep 2015
Rural GP surgeries ‘in crisis’
Surgeries in rural regions are in crisis because it is difficult to recruit GPs, senior doctors have warned. Doctors told the BBC that the way surgeries are funded favours practices...
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03 Sep 2015
Deadline looms for Enterprise Zones
Towns and districts which want to set up special Enterprise Zones have less than two weeks to submit their proposals. Local councils are being urged to work with their Local...
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02 Sep 2015
Network backs rural crime campaign
The Rural Services Network (RSN) is encouraging members and supporters to respond to a government consultation on funding rural policing. The RSN is supporting a ‘rural policing matters‘ campaign by...
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