Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
02 Oct 2013
Guides help rural residents keep warm
TWO advice guides aim to help rural residents keep warm and reduce their fuel bills this winter. The guides have been published by launched by the charity Action with Communities...
Read more
01 Oct 2013
Chancellor’s aim to freeze fuel duty
RURAL communities could benefit from government plans to freeze fuel duty until 2015 – provided it can find the money to do so. Chancellor George Osborne made the pledge at...
Read more
29 Sep 2013
Deadline imminent for rural petition
THE deadline is imminent for councillors and residents to sign a petition demanding fairer funding for rural communities. The government’s funding formula means urban councils currently receive around 50% more...
Read more
29 Sep 2013
Volunteers join police against rural crime
KENT police have formed a new team of officers to focus specifically on policing rural areas. The rural policing team comprises nine special constables responsible for building on existing relationships...
Read more
29 Sep 2013
Ambitious rural strategy unveiled
AN ambitious rural development strategy aims to boost the economy and service delivery across Norfolk. The strategy focuses on how rural areas can develop so the economy continues to grow,...
Read more
28 Sep 2013
Rural groups call for broadband review
CAMPAIGNERS have called for a government review after MPs branded its superfast rural broadband rollout a shambles. The Countryside Alliance said rural communities and businesses would suffer unless the government’s...
Read more
26 Sep 2013
MPs slam raw deal on rural broadband
MPs have criticised the way the government is rolling out superfast broadband to rural communities and businesses. The Public Accounts Committee said the programme to extend superfast broadband to rural...
Read more
25 Sep 2013
Village first for superfast broadband
A SMALL village has become the first rural community to benefit from a multi-million pound Superfast Lancashire project. Completion of engineering work means most of the 240 premises in the...
Read more
23 Sep 2013
Emergency text alert system tested
THE government is testing a system of mobile phone alerts used to inform rural residents about major emergencies. Mobile alert tests to make sure the public can receive information in...
Read more
23 Sep 2013
Final week for rural funding petition
RURAL residents have just one week left to get behind calls for a fairer rural funding deal for countryside communities. The government is responsible for the funding formula for local...
Read more