Author: <span>Richard</span>
20 Jun 2022
Priced off the road
Newsnight on 14th June highlighted the plight of rural communities struggling with the negative impact of the rising cost of fuel on rural communities “For those living in rural areas...
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20 Jun 2022
Alarming new figures show the desperate shortage of GPs as rural areas are worst hit
The Daily Mail reports that Doctors in Unite union claim that the UK is short of 20,000 GPs, with health think tank The King’s Fund adding that general practice is...
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20 Jun 2022
Lib-Dems pressing for rural fuel relief fund
Cambrian News reports that the Liberal Democrats have called on the UK government to cut fuel duty in rural areas to help families tackle soaring petrol prices This follows analysis...
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20 Jun 2022
An update from Sedgemoor District Council on affordable housing development
Affordable Housing is provided to help people who cannot afford to buy or rent homes on the open market The homes remain affordable to subsequent occupiers in the future. These...
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20 Jun 2022
BT executive says Brexit is slowing superfast broadband rollout
The Financial Times reports that Britain’s ability to roll out superfast broadband across the country is being slowed by the “tortuous” process of recruiting workers from the EU following Brexit,...
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20 Jun 2022
‘Hidden region’: rural England forgotten in Government’s Levelling Up White Paper
20th June 2022: Were England’s rural communities a distinct region, their need for Levelling Up would be greater than that of any other part of the country, according to new...
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13 Jun 2022
Rural voters spend £2,000 extra on transport a year
The i News reports that households in rural areas are paying £2,000 a year more on transport costs than those in urban areas, according to Government figures This has been...
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13 Jun 2022
At least 1,400 rural phone boxes protected from closing
An article featured on the BBC website details how Ofcom has brought in new rules to protect rural phone boxes from closure The UK telecoms regulator said it will stop British...
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13 Jun 2022
Food strategy to boost food production and back farmers says the Government
Government food strategy will back our farmers by helping to increase domestic production, spread jobs and grow the economy Plans to drive innovation and harness pioneering technology in farming will...
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13 Jun 2022
Westminster Hall Debate on off gas grid homes
David Jones MP for Clwyd West, a rural constituency in Wales is supporting a Westminster Hall Debate on Thursday 16th June on ‘The Future of low-carbon off-gas grid home and...
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