Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
25 Sep 2016
Labour pledge to revive rural Britain
Shadow Defra secretary Rachael Maskell has pledged that a future Labour government will revitalise Britain’s rural communities. Ms Maskell made the promise in a speech to the Labour party’s autumn...
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23 Sep 2016
Call for action on business rate debts
Local authorities have called for new powers to tackle huge business rate debts. Millions of pounds in unpaid business rates are being written off by cash-strapped councils due to a...
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22 Sep 2016
Hefty impact of rising housing costs
For many groups, rising housing costs have negated any increase in income they’ve received. One result is a ballooning Housing Benefit bill, finds Brian Wilson. For many groups, rising housing...
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22 Sep 2016
Clampdown on rural crime in Yorkshire
POLICE have launched a major clampdown on rural crime – targeting hundreds of outlying businesses around York. Officers have identified hundreds of farms and York business premises that are located...
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19 Sep 2016
Police app combats rural crime
THOUSANDS of people have signed up to a police messaging service to combat rural crime. The free North Yorkshire Community Messaging system lets people register to receive the latest crime...
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18 Sep 2016
Will the government’s new industrial strategy benefit rural communities?
What does the government’s return to business focused policy-making mean for rural communities? Jessica Sellick investigates. Industrial Strategy is back – Theresa May featured it in her leadership speech as...
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18 Sep 2016
Prince’s fund unveils £600k rural pot
The Prince’s Countryside Fund has announced a grant funding pot of over £600,000 to support vital rural initiatives. Founded by the Prince of Wales six years ago, the fund aims...
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16 Sep 2016
Rural residents secure village hall grant
Rural residents in Norfolk have secured a lottery grant towards the cost of constructing a new village hall. Local charity Wereham Village was awarded £621,000 by the Big Lottery towards...
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14 Sep 2016
MPs ‘must support rural mobile coverage’
MOBILE phone operators should be legally obliged to deliver universal coverage across the whole of Britain, say rural business leaders. The call comes after MPs debated the Digital Economy Bill,...
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09 Sep 2016
Reverse rural transport cuts – campaigners
Campaigners have urged the government to use the Bus Services Bill to reverse rural transport cuts. Government ministers should take immediate action to improve public transport in rural areas, said...
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