Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
27 May 2013
National Parks ‘worth £5bn to economy’
ENGLAND’S National Parks are worth as much as the UK aerospace industry to the economy, says a report. National parks are thriving rural economies as well as iconic landscapes and...
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27 May 2013
£20m broadband fund deadline extended
THE deadline has been extended for applications to the government’s £20m Rural Community Broadband Fund. Rural communities have just under a month to get their applications in for the final...
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27 May 2013
Funding for Wiltshire rural business
BUSINESSES across Wiltshire and Swindon can bid for funding through a rural grants scheme. The rural economy grants scheme, run by Wiltshire Council, is open for applications and runs until...
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23 May 2013
Government urged to boost tourism
MORE should be done to promote rural tourism, the government has been told. The Country Land and Business Association said the government needed to work more closely with the tourism...
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22 May 2013
Advice service secures £350k grant
A RURAL advice service has secured a major funding package worth almost £350,000. The Rural Cambs Citizens’ Advice Bureau provides frontline welfare advice to residents of Fenland and East Cambridgeshire....
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20 May 2013
Growth is priority, says government
Stimulating economic growth is the top priority for the government, MPs have been told. “We want to see rural areas contributing to and benefitting from that growth,” said DEFRA minister...
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20 May 2013
Faster broadband for rural Sussex
FIBRE broadband will be rolled out to around 98% of West Sussex homes and businesses within three years. A new fibre network will transform broadband speeds across the county and...
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20 May 2013
Rural voters feel sidelined – poll
ALMOST three-quarters of rural voters feel politicians are more interested in city dwellers, suggests a poll. Some 64% of people living in the countryside believe that the coalition government’s policies...
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17 May 2013
Rural proofing guidelines unveiled
GUIDELINES to ensure government policies don’t discriminate against rural communities have been published online. The national rural proofing guidelines were published by DEFRA on Thursday (16 May). Rural proofing is...
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16 May 2013
Rural economy ‘faces further recession’
THE rural economy faces a battle to avoid slipping again into recession, says a report. Rising unemployment, shrinking profits and plummeting confidence in countryside businesses has thrown the rural economy...
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