Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
20 Oct 2014
£75m fund to transform fire services
FIRE and rescue authorities will receive £75m to work together in a move the government says will improve efficiency while saving public money. Some 37 projects across the country will...
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20 Oct 2014
Faster broadband for rural Dorset
RURAL communities across North Dorset will benefit from faster broadband next year, says the local council. Faster internet speeds will be made available to 9,000 properties across nine communities by...
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20 Oct 2014
What role for local authorities managing the natural environment?
ARE living, working rural landscapes integral to economic growth? Jessica Sellick investigates. The natural environment includes a range of landscapes – from uplands to urban fringe and coastline – with...
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14 Oct 2014
Road safety campaign wins rural support
One of England’s biggest counties is backing a national campaign to promote rural road safety. North Yorkshire County Council said it welcomed a national government Think! campaign to encourage responsible...
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12 Oct 2014
Rural pubs are community hubs
A TYPICAL rural pub injects £100,000 into the local community – and is much more than just a place to drink. The impact of pubs on rural communities in England...
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12 Oct 2014
Safeguard emergency services, says MEP
A West Midlands MEP is calling for the region’s rural emergency services to be protected and safeguarded. UKIP MEP James Carver said government figures highlighted the need for rural emergency...
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12 Oct 2014
Rural roads ‘deadlier than motorways’
MORE people die on rural roads than on motorways – but drivers are oblivious to the risks, suggests new research. Some 60% of fatalities occur on country roads, with three...
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09 Oct 2014
Major rural policy conference unveiled
A MAJOR rural policy conference is to examine the different demands placed on the countryside. The conference, Countryside Values for the 21st Century, is being organised by Gloucestershire University’s Countryside...
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07 Oct 2014
More police resources for ‘insecure’ rural areas?
A POLICE and crime commissioner has pledged to divert police resources from urban areas to the countryside if a major survey finds that farmers and landowners ‘do not feel secure’....
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04 Oct 2014
Rural areas are academic ‘cold-spots’
A LACK of universities and colleges means some rural areas are academic cold-spots, says a report. New data exploring the link between economic growth and higher education provision was published...
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