Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
22 Sep 2013
Labour in £75m rural broadband pledge
THE Labour Party has pledged an extra £75m to bring faster broadband to the countryside. The money would come from the government’s urban broadband programme should Labour win the next...
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22 Sep 2013
Countryside Fund opens for grants
ORGANISATIONS helping rural communities can apply for up to £50,000 in funding from the Prince’s Countryside Fund. The charity, which strives to secure a sustainable future for the British countryside, opens...
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22 Sep 2013
Rural economy is ‘starting to recover’
RURAL businesses are more confident and optimistic than they were three months ago, suggest the latest figures. While not out of the woods, figures from the Rural Economy Index for...
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16 Sep 2013
Order winter oil early, residents urged
RURAL residents who rely on winter heating oil are being urged to place their orders early. Consumers who planned ahead could avoid the pitfalls of ordering heating oil at the...
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16 Sep 2013
Experts explore landscape opportunities
RURAL experts will explore the economic, social and environmental opportunities provided by the South Pennines landscape. The Pennine Prospects conference will take place in Rochdale Town Hall on Friday, 11...
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16 Sep 2013
DEFRA unveils latest rural statistics
THE government has published an updated compendium of statistics for rural England. The Statistical Digest of Rural England is a compendium of statistics on a wide range of social and...
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16 Sep 2013
‘Poor service’ for rural mobile phones
RURAL mobile phone users are much more likely to suffer failed calls, reveals a survey. People outside the UK’s big cities are up to 4.5 times more likely to experience...
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10 Sep 2013
Local groups share £73k in grants
LOCAL groups in East Sussex are set to benefit from thousands of pounds worth of funding. Seven clubs and organisations were awarded a share of more than £70,000 from Rother...
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10 Sep 2013
Rural doctors could ‘disappear’
GOVERNMENT cuts and rising workloads mean rural doctors and GP surgeries could disappear, an MP has warned. Changes to the funding formula could leave smaller rural practices at serious risk...
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10 Sep 2013
Homes shortage puts strain on families
A LACK of affordable housing is increasing the emotional and financial burden on parents as grown-up children can no longer afford to move out. Three out of ten parents (27%)...
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