Author: <span>Richard</span>
24 May 2021
Rural Review of the Queen’s Speech 2021
At the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 11 May, the Government, through the Queen’s Speech, set out its priorities and programme for the coming session including the legislation it...
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24 May 2021
Improving Broadband for Very Hard to Reach Premises
The Rural Services Network is encouraging people to respond to the Open Consultation from Government on Improving Broadband for Very Hard to Reach premises The consultation closes on 11th June...
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24 May 2021
Tim Passmore elected Chair of the National Rural Crime Network
Tim Passmore has been elected as the new Chair of the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) The Police and Crime Commissioner for Suffolk since 2012, who was re-elected to the...
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24 May 2021
Net Zero plans must consider rural communities
A transport body has argued that a one-size-fits-all approach to net zero carbon emissions is likely to have disproportionate societal effects on rural communities, according to trade publications Fleet Point...
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24 May 2021
‘Levelling up’ must be more targeted, say peers
The Prime Minister’s “levelling up” plans need to be more targeted to prevent deprived areas being “short-changed”, argue peers, as reported by the BBC this week The Lords Public Services...
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24 May 2021
North Yorkshire pilots dial-a-bus service to improve rural rides
An on-demand bus service that allows users to choose when and where they want to travel will be piloted in North Yorkshire from 1 July, according to Yorkshire Live YorBus...
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24 May 2021
Bid launched to get DEFRA staff relocated from London to Melton
A campaign has been launched to persuade the Government to relocate civil servants out of London and into Leicestershire, reports the Leicester Mercury The Government has outlined plans to shift...
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24 May 2021
Oxfordshire pub offers post-lockdown lifeline to locals with library and IT hub
Oxfordshire publican Dan Redfern is opening a library and IT hub at his pub The Cherry Tree Inn in Stoke Row to help support local residents as the country moves...
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24 May 2021
Mobile scanning vehicle would treat rural communities
The North Wales Pioneer reports how an NHS charity is hoping to build a revolutionary mobile scanning vehicle that would treat cardiac patients in rural communities The Cardiac Diagnostic Vehicle...
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20 May 2021
May Edition of Casebook from the Rural Health and Care Alliance
May 2021 Edition In casebook this month – a significant focus on lock down and the impact of covid on mental health and an exciting foretaste of the launch of...
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