Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
09 Feb 2015
Homelessness charity seeks volunteers
A YOUTH homelessness charity is appealing for volunteer hosts in the Redcar & Cleveland area. Operated by Depaul UK, Nightstop North East, provides emergency accommodation for homeless youngsters. Hosts across...
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08 Feb 2015
Church debates rural mission plan
AN URGENT review is needed so church people have more time for mission in rural communities, says a report. The study, Released for Mission, Growing the Rural Church, is being...
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08 Feb 2015
Yorkshire’s £500k rural tourism boost
The government is backing a £500,000 rural marketing campaign to bring overseas visitors to Yorkshire. Chancellor George Osborne unveiled the funding as part of a government package to support tourism,...
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08 Feb 2015
So just how do we define ‘rural’?
WHAT does it mean for residents when their place they live or work is classed as ‘rural’? Jessica Sellick investigates. According to the Office for National Statistics, some 43.7 million...
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05 Feb 2015
Communities welcome ‘rural proofing’ review
RURAL communities have welcomed an independent review of the government’s approach to ‘rural proofing’. The review, conducted by Lord Cameron of Dillington, makes a series of recommendations, including setting up...
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04 Feb 2015
MPs slam government’s broadband plan
RURAL communities are being left behind by the government’s broadband plans, MPs have warned. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee fears hard to reach rural communities are being overlooked...
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02 Feb 2015
Economic policy must be ‘rural proof’
FOR England’s economic potential to be realised, policy must look beyond metropolitan areas, finds Brian Wilson. At the back end of 2014 an interim report called ‘How the Other Half...
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01 Feb 2015
Defra urged to create ‘rural proofing’ forum
DEFRA has been urged to establish a special forum to share rural best practice across government. The recommendation to develop the Rural Proofing Forum was made in a key report...
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30 Jan 2015
Local communities boost rail network
COMMUNITY initiatives are helping to obtain better value for money from the rail network, says a report. Local initiatives range from major schemes to people helping to maintain station gardens...
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30 Jan 2015
MPs criticise slow broadband rollout
MPs have clashed with civil servants and telecom bosses over the delivery of better broadband to rural areas. A Public Accounts Committee hearing examining the government’s progress on delivering superfast...
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