Author: <span>Richard</span>
26 Sep 2022
Rural areas hit harder by cost-of-living crisis, study finds
The BBC has reported that the cost-of-living crisis is hitting people living in rural areas harder than those living in towns and cities, according to a new report The study,...
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26 Sep 2022
Rural homeowners say support for heating oil bills is ‘drop in the ocean’
A £100 handout for rural homeowners reliant on heating oil will be a “drop in the ocean” in the face of sky high bills, campaigners have warned The Government on...
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26 Sep 2022
Government poised to scrap nature ‘Brexit bonus’ for farmers
The Observer has reported that the government is to scrap the “Brexit bonus” which would have paid farmers and landowners to enhance nature, in what wildlife groups are calling an...
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26 Sep 2022
Anger over Cambridgeshire bus company axing 18 routes
The BBC has reported that Cambridgeshire’s mayor has called a bus company’s plans to axe 18 routes as “unacceptable” According to data seen by the BBC, the routes, which are...
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26 Sep 2022
RSP Member – Lincolnshire Rural Support Network
LRSN was established in 1999 as a resource for the county’s rural communities and businesses in response to the plight of the farming community and the increased rates of suicide...
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26 Sep 2022
Hinterland – 26 September 2022
Cost of living challenges, seasonal worker challenges, county lines challenges, fracking challenges, housing challenges – all seen off potentially this week in Rural England with a seasonal dip! Read on…...
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22 Sep 2022
New report shows devastating triple blow pushes rural communities into a cost-of-living emergency
A new report by Rural Services Network shows rural areas face ‘dual energy vulnerability’ of higher household and transport energy poverty, and lower wages The research found that homes in...
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21 Sep 2022
September Edition of Casebook from the Rural Health and Care Alliance
September 2022 Edition In this edition, staffing shortages, access to services, pandemic double spike fears, adult social care needs unmet and a request for re-engagement with our Parliamentary Inquiry recommendations....
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20 Sep 2022
£883 million shortfall in rural economy
The Mid Devon Advertiser reports that farmers in the South-West are being warned of ‘economic shock’, as research by the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) predicted that the rural...
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20 Sep 2022
Britain’s lowest-paid workers say finances have never been worse
The Guardian reports that almost 80% of the UK’s lowest-paid workers say they are now facing the toughest financial squeeze of their lifetimes, according to new research by the Living...
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