Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
06 Dec 2012
Council freezes cost of social housing
A LOCAL authority has agreed to keep the cost of new affordable housing at the same rate. South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria said it was freezing the cost of...
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05 Dec 2012
New support to help revive villages
RURAL communities are set to benefit from a new injection of funding to help revive their villages through community enterprise. It comes after the Plunkett Foundation teamed up with long-term...
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02 Dec 2012
Rural fears ahead of Autumn Statement
RURAL residents are calling on the government to abandon its planned rise in fuel duty. A freeze in fuel duty tops the rural wishlist as Chancellor George Osborne prepares to...
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02 Dec 2012
Rural Health Network launched
HEALTH professionals and eminent academics convened in Nottingham for the birth of the new Rural Health Network. It will enable health professionals to effectively share best practice, innovation, learning and...
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02 Dec 2012
Rural business ‘crucial’ to LEP success
Harnessing rural potential is crucial if a government drive is to maximise local economic growth, warns a report. Much emphasis and focus has been channelled towards Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)...
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02 Dec 2012
£20m flood bill for rural insurer
RURAL insurer NFU Mutual faces a bill of up to £20m following floods across the Midlands, south-west England and Wales. Chief claims manager Matthew Scott said the company was dealing...
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02 Dec 2012
What inflates rural house prices?
NEW research suggests that the type of housing available in rural areas is what most explains its lack of affordability, finds Brian Wilson. NEW research suggests that the type of...
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25 Nov 2012
Budget cuts threaten communities
PRESSURE on public funding threatens to put rural communities at risk when it comes to fire and rescue services, warns a report. The annual State of Rural Public Services report...
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23 Nov 2012
Rural road safety campaign launched
A NEW campaign has been launched to reduce the number of young driver deaths on rural roads. The Drive it Home campaign is being launched during Road Safety Week by...
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22 Nov 2012
Green light for UK broadband projects
BRUSSELS has agreed that the government can be granted state aid approval to roll out faster internet connections across the countryside. The decision sets the principles against which all individual...
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