Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
16 Mar 2013
Funding fears for community transport
MORE funding is urgently needed to train volunteer drivers to keep vital community transport schemes on the road, say charities. The Community Transport Association (CTA) and Action with Communities in...
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14 Mar 2013
Winter takes heavy toll on rural roads
VITAL repairs are needed to minor roads and rural routes seriously damaged by winter weather, local authorities and business leaders have warned. Roads risk becoming permanently strewn with potholes unless...
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13 Mar 2013
Rural charity chief to retire
SYLVIA Brown, chief executive of the charity Action with Communities in Rural England, is to retire at the end of March. The decision follows more than 10 years at the...
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11 Mar 2013
Prince’s concern for rural communities
PRINCE Charles has voiced his concern for rural communities, highlighting the importance of the British countryside. The Prince of Wales was the guest-editor of a special edition of the BBC’s...
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11 Mar 2013
‘Yes’ vote for first neighbourhood plan
RESIDENTS have voted a resounding ‘yes’ in the UK’s first neighbourhood plan referendum. The historic referendum was held in the Upper Eden area of Cumbria on Thursday (7 March). Residents...
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11 Mar 2013
Councils bid to ease housing challenge
LOCAL authorities are employing novel ways trying to ease housing problems. First time buyers are set to be given help to get on the property ladder, thanks to an East...
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07 Mar 2013
Tourism boost from major TV series
RURAL tourism is set to benefit from a major new TV series. Tourism chiefs at West Dorset District Council are working to maximise the benefits to the area from ITV1...
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03 Mar 2013
Minister reveals council tax figures
COUNCIL tax bills are higher for rural residents than they are for people in predominantly urban areas, the government has confirmed. The figures were revealed in answer to a parliamentary...
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23 Feb 2013
Residents ‘trust councils on services’
ALMOST three-quarters of residents are satisfied with the way local councils run services, reveals a report. Levels of trust in councils have risen significantly over the last decade, according to...
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23 Feb 2013
Faster broadband one step closer
HIGH-SPEED broadband moved a step closer for Buckinghamshire, which wants a company to lay cables in areas with slow or no connections. The announcement follows a government announcement to increase...
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