Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
23 Feb 2013
Government mulls rural fuel discount
The government says it is again considering whether to reduce fuel duty for rural motorists. Chief secretary Danny Alexander said the Treasury was considering lobbying Brussels for a cut in...
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23 Feb 2013
Police team up against rural crime
FIVE police forces took part in a joint operation to crack down on rural crime across almost 4,000 square miles of northern England. Officers from Durham, Northumbria, North Yorkshire, Cumbria...
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18 Feb 2013
Rural campaign starts to bear fruit
THE Rural Services Network has welcomed a government promise to do more to support and manage the extra costs of delivering public services in the countryside. The pledge, by local...
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15 Feb 2013
Villagers create hyperfast broadband network
RURAL residents in Lancashire have some of the UK’s fastest internet speeds after creating their own community broadband network. The Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) initiative held a public...
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13 Feb 2013
Council fightback against rural crime
A NEW scheme which aims to curtail rural thefts has been launched by Buckinghamshire County Council. The council is working with police to offer the rural community discounted machinery identification...
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12 Feb 2013
Give rural councils fair share – MPs
MORE than 30 MPs have demanded a fairer share of government funding for rural local authorities. It was unfair that rural communities received less funding than their urban counterparts, said...
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12 Feb 2013
Call to back broadband bid
PEOPLE are being urged to lend their support to a bid to bring superfast broadband to rural Durham. Some £13.86m has been secured by Durham County Council to provide the technology...
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11 Feb 2013
Network steps up pressure over funding
RURAL local authorities remain worse off than their urban counterparts – despite an additional £8.5m grant. The additional one-off £8.5m still meant that the total grant to rural authorities had...
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10 Feb 2013
Rural warning over flood defences
A £2.3bn government investment in flood defences continues to discriminate against rural areas, business leaders have warned. The government says it now expects to protect 165,000 homes and businesses from...
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10 Feb 2013
Council in £1m rural growth boost
RURAL businesses and organisations are to benefit from a £1m boost thanks to East Sussex County Council. Nine projects have had their grants approved through the council’s Rural Growth and...
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