Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
15 Sep 2014
Planning measures ‘will protect countryside’
NEW planning measures aim to ensure greater fairness while protecting the countryside from unauthorised traveller sites, says the government. Proposed new measures to tackle travellers who flout planning rules and...
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12 Sep 2014
Police join forces against rural crime
SIX police forces have teamed up to tackle rural crime across the north of England. The joint operation covered 3,500 sq miles covering the counties of Durham, North Yorkshire and...
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08 Sep 2014
New role for rural libraries – study
LOCAL libraries can provide access to different services otherwise missing in rural areas, says a report. The study looked at how communities have worked together to protect and promote rural...
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07 Sep 2014
MP slams ‘threat’ to affordable housing
A RURAL MP has called on the government to drop a plan to limit new affordable homes being built in small communities. Lib Dem MP Nick Harvey (North Devon) asked...
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06 Sep 2014
Police in rural crime clampdown
POLICE are carrying out a week of action to tackle rural crime in the Thames Valley. The rural crime action week, which runs from 8-14 September 2014, will see increased...
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01 Sep 2014
Call to end fly-grazing ‘scourge’
RURAL leaders have called on the government to help prevent the illegal grazing of horses in the countryside. More and more horses are being left on someone else’s land without...
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01 Sep 2014
‘Act now to secure rural funding’
RURAL communities and business owners are being urged to ensure they secure a share of a new European funding pot. The Country Land and Business Association is encouraging its members...
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29 Aug 2014
£30m project to reduce flood risk
MORE than 1,400 properties are to benefit as work begins on a coastal flood defence scheme in south-east England. The Broomhill Sands Coastal Defence Scheme will cover 2.4km of beach...
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28 Aug 2014
£1m initiative to tackle rural isolation
A £1m range of innovative projects has been launched to tackle challenges around rural loneliness. The projects will also help people maintain physical and mental health and independence as active...
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27 Aug 2014
Road safety show tours Sussex
CONCERNS over road safety in rural Sussex will be addressed in a seroes of road shows. A community safety road show is visiting Henfield, Steyning, Storrington, Billingshurst and Pulborough to...
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