Author: <span>Richard</span>
02 Feb 2023
It’s amazing what a plough can do
The Agricultural Chaplains Association is for UK based agricultural and rural chaplains in Christian Ministry who serve farming and rural communities. We do, however, seek to serve people of all...
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30 Jan 2023
MPs urged to support rural shops pledge
Launched last week, the 2023 Rural Shop Report (produced by the Association of Convenience Stores ACS) demonstrates the close links that rural retailers have with their communities, their importance as...
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30 Jan 2023
Coastal areas need help to overturn inequalities, report says
The BBC reports that ministers have been called on to do more to help struggling coastal communities across England with levelling-up policies at risk of failing to turn around decades...
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30 Jan 2023
Almost one in 10 local bus services axed over last year in Great Britain
The Guardian reports that almost one in 10 local bus services were axed in Great Britain in the last year despite government promises to improve local transport connectivity being a...
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30 Jan 2023
More affordable homes could be built in rural village and hamlets in the Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Live reports a Derbyshire council has secured new powers aimed at building more affordable housing in rural villages and hamlets Derbyshire Dales District Council first discussed the aim to obtain the...
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30 Jan 2023
MPs told parts of eastern England are public transport desert
The BBC reports that MPs have been told that parts of the East of England are a “public transport desert” Andrew Summers, the strategic director of Transport East, which oversees...
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30 Jan 2023
Learners in rural areas have to travel 70 miles for driving test, research shows
The Express reports that campaigners have condemned the “chaos” in the testing system which has left would-be drivers facing an average backlog of 15 weeks The scramble for appointments means...
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26 Jan 2023
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics – Analysis of Mission 5
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and...
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24 Jan 2023
January Edition of Casebook from the Rural Health and Care Alliance
January 2023 Edition In Casebook this time a real focus on workforce issues and the impact on the quality and availability of rural health and care. We also look at...
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23 Jan 2023
Levelling Up Debate in Lords
The 17th January saw the House of Lords debate the second reading of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill With £2.1 Billion of projects announced by Government the following day...
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