Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
19 Jul 2013
MPs call for evidence on rural transport
AN influential committee of MPs is calling for evidence on passenger transport in isolated communities. The inquiry by the House of Commons Transport Committee believes all communities should have access...
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17 Jul 2013
ACRE appoints new chief executive
COUNTRYSIDE charity Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) has appointed a new chief executive. Janice Banks joined the national umbrella body for the country’s network of 38 rural community...
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16 Jul 2013
Rural-proofing guide unveiled at last
DEFRA has unveiled long-awaited national guidelines to help government departments ‘rural-proof’ their policies. The 17-page document was published on Tuesday (16 July). It aims to ensure that ministers and civil...
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16 Jul 2013
Growth fund provides Sussex jobs boost
HUNDREDS of jobs will be created in East Sussex after the county received a multi-million pound funding boost. East Sussex County Council, in partnership with the Let’s Do Business Group,...
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14 Jul 2013
Gillingham Job Club
The Job Club at Gillingham in Dorset provides a free support service for those who are out of work and especially for those with more intensive support needs. It offers...
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14 Jul 2013
Protestors hit out at road building plans
A MAJOR road building progamme threatens to devastate the rural environment, say countryside campaigners. Government plans for a return to major road building would fail to solve congestion in the...
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14 Jul 2013
Government to ‘push cut in rural funding’
HEALTH Secretary Jeremy Hunt aims to push ahead with plans to cut funding for rural doctors, it is reported. The government wants to phase out compensation payments for GPs surgeries...
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14 Jul 2013
MPs in call for rural broadband cash
A COALITION of MPs in one of England’s biggest rural counties has urged the government to release extra money to help bring faster broadband to local communities. The Superfast North...
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10 Jul 2013
Dorset signs rural broadband deal
A multi-million pound contract to bring faster broadband to thousands more homes and businesses has been signed by Dorset County Council. The local authority has agreed a £31.75m deal which...
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09 Jul 2013
£4.3m boost ‘puts communities in control’
THE government has unveiled a £4.3m package it says will help improve services for local communities. Extra funding would see at least 100 communities deliver local services that focused on...
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