Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
04 Aug 2016
Cost of rural crime tops £42m
THE cost of rural crime rose to £42.5 million last year, reveal the latest findings from rural insurer NFU Mutual. The 2015 figure represents a “disappointing” 0.4% increase on 2014...
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03 Aug 2016
How rural crime is costing farmers millions of pounds
The cost of rural crime in the UK has risen to £42m according to NFU Mutual, with the theft of quad bikes, diesel and animals all contributing. To view this...
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03 Aug 2016
Tourism benefits as parks extended
DEFRA says rural communities will benefit after the boundaries are extended of two national parks. The boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District national parks were officially extended by...
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02 Aug 2016
Grant scheme reopens for applications
A Rural Growth Network fund has re-opened to support the rural economy in north-east England. More than ten businesses are already receiving help from the scheme, helping them to expand...
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31 Jul 2016
‘Rural boost’ from Northern Powerhouse
RURAL communities will benefit from plans to boost economic growth in northern England, says a government minister. Northern Powerhouse minister Andrew Percy said: “Building the Northern Powerhouse is a long-term...
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31 Jul 2016
Watchdog plan ‘will improve broadband’
Splitting network provider Openreach from parent company BT could improve UK broadband coverage, says telecoms watchdog Ofcom. Ofcom said making Openreach a legally distinct company with its own board would...
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31 Jul 2016
Yorkshire in £20.5m broadband pledge
North Yorkshire County Council has agreed £20.5m to bring faster connections to rural areas. The local authority said the third phase of its superfast broadband programme reinforced its commitment to...
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28 Jul 2016
Feedback about our Fairer Funding Campaign work
We have received the following feedback from our member authorities about the Fairer Funding campaign: “Thanks for this. We really appreciate the work SPARSE has done on our behalf,...
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27 Jul 2016
Grants available for rural communities
GRANTS of up to £20,000 are being made available for small-scale projects in rural Hampshire. Two schemes to specifically help rural areas are being run by Hampshire County Council: the...
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26 Jul 2016
Rural services ‘hub’ opens in Somerset
A market town ‘hub’ bringing together a number of important public services has opened in Somerset. The new hub in Glastonbury brings together the library, registration services, children’s centre and...
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