Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
18 May 2014
Rural petrol prices on the rise again
RURAL motorists are feeling the pinch after fuel prices started to rise again. Average UK petrol prices went back above 130p a litre at the end of April and continue...
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18 May 2014
Warning over rural childcare costs
RURAL families face higher costs for childcare than their urban counterparts, says a report. The Countryside Living Index compares quality of life in rural vs. urban locations and includes an...
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18 May 2014
Scheme creates jobs for rural Norfolk
A six-year programme managed by Norfolk County Council has created over 200 rural jobs and injected £16m into the county. The 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) jointly funded...
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18 May 2014
Businesses help shape rural grants
RURAL business in Cumbria are to learn more about the next wave of European funding under the LEADER programme. A series of drop-in sessions about the Rural Development Programme for...
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12 May 2014
Cost of rural services under scrutiny
The government has agreed to re-examine the additional cost of delivering public services to rural communities. A joint project to review evidence for the additional unavoidable costs of rural service...
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12 May 2014
Rural broadband still in the slow lane
RURAL households continue to suffer slower broadband – even though a quarter of connections nationally are ‘superfast’. One in four UK residential fixed broadband connections is ‘superfast’, according to the...
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09 May 2014
Study probes impact of NHS reforms
THE impact of NHS reforms on rural communities is to be examined by the government. The DEFRA project will look at how reforms to the health and care system under...
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09 May 2014
Technology helps fight against rural crime
POLICE and Crime Commissioners are using innovative ways to address rural concerns, says an influential group of MPs. The latest progress report on Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) was published...
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08 May 2014
Council’s bold ambition for broadband
COUNCILLORS in West Oxfordshire hope to deliver high-speed broadband to all rural residents and local businesses. The district council has agreed to back an independent service provider in a bid...
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06 May 2014
Threat to affordable rural homes
GOVERNMENT proposals threaten to reduce the delivery of much-needed affordable housing in the countryside. The warning was issued by the Rural Services Network in response to a government consultation on...
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