Author: <span>Philip Cornish</span>
20 Nov 2012
Call for planning to boost growth
RURAL businesses are calling for a planning system that is less costly and bureaucratic to encourage growth in the countryside. Harry Cotterell, president of the Country Land and Business Association,...
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18 Nov 2012
Rural residents face costly commute
RURAL residents spend 25% more on fuel for their daily commute to work, claim countryside campaigners. People in rural local authorities paid £17.17 more last month for fuel to commute...
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16 Nov 2012
Affordable housing target ‘on track’
THE government’s housing agency is expected to meet targets to build more affordable homes. The Homes and Communities Agency said it was on track to meet its delivery targets for...
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15 Nov 2012
Crime warning as nights get darker
RURAL businesses and communities are being urged to review security arrangements as darker nights draw in. Darker nights povide thieves with greater opportunities to burgle, said the Country Land and...
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13 Nov 2012
Minister’s pledge on rural transport
THE government has pledged to strike a balance between improving rural transport and protecting the countryside. Better transport was needed to connect people with the workplace and goods with the...
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12 Nov 2012
Rural Statement lacks lustre, MPs told
THE government should give a more robust commitment to rural communities, MPs have been told. Three representatives with local authority backgrounds have so far given evidence to an inquiry by...
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11 Nov 2012
Revealed: Britain’s slowest broadband
BRITAIN’S slowest broadband speeds continue to be found in market towns and rural areas, confirms a report. The slowest street for broadband is Cromarty Road in Stamford, Lincolnshire, claims the...
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11 Nov 2012
Concern over rural police numbers
RURAL areas have fewer police officers per head of population than urban areas, it has emerged. Details of police numbers were obtained by the Countryside Alliance. It published the figures...
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11 Nov 2012
Avoid turbine ‘buffer zones’, councils told
LOCAL councils should avoid creating ‘buffer zones’ around villages to stop wind turbines blighting communities, says a report. Renewable energy experts Regen SW set out the evidence on wind turbines...
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11 Nov 2012
Rural film receives TV debut
A film highlighting the challenges faced by older people in the countryside is to receive its TV debut. The 12-minute Over the Hill? drama, created by the Rural Media Company,...
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