Author: <span>Richard</span>
08 Mar 2021
Government urged to “give people in villages the same opportunity as those living in bigger towns and cities”
MPs call for rural-urban parity at conference aimed at revitalising rural Warnings of cost of lack of transport and broadband infrastructure on communities further isolated by COVID-19 Government urged to...
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08 Mar 2021
Shropshire Council motion on Rural Fair Funding and levelling up
Shropshire Council debated a motion on 25th February which set out details of the imbalance of funding between rural and urban councils The motion asked the Council to instruct the...
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08 Mar 2021
Government response on rural broadband and 5G fears is ‘inadequate’
The Government’s response to questions over its rollout of 5G and gigabit-capable broadband has been labelled ‘inadequate’ by MPs, reports The Telegraph this week The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...
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08 Mar 2021
Local Governments need the power to save their high streets
The Financial Times reports on the challenge facing the Government in helping the country emerge from lockdown and tackling a longer-term decline of town centres COVID-19 has ‘accelerated existing trends’...
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08 Mar 2021
Norfolk patients face some of the longest journeys to GPs
Great Armouth Mercury reports that people in rural Norfolk face longer journeys than almost anyone in the country to pick up prescriptions at a pharmacy, attend a GP appointment or...
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08 Mar 2021
Contactless limit to more than double in bid to boost flagging High Street
The Daily Mail reports that shoppers will be able to spend up to £100 using contactless payments under new rules This is the second rise in the limit since last...
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08 Mar 2021
Hertfordshire publicans come to aid of local residents with new shop
Publicans Bianca and James Rix have opened a shop at The Fox & Hounds in Hunsdon to help local residents and those living in surrounding villages The Fox Shop was...
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08 Mar 2021
SGN helping families stay safe and warm this winter
Gas network company SGN wants to help families stay safe and warm this winter The company looks after the network that keeps gas flowing to homes and businesses across the...
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08 Mar 2021
EHA presents at Scottish National Housing Summit
Eden Housing Association (EHA) was delighted to be given the opportunity to present at the Scottish Rural Housing Summit on the subject of community-led housing Presenting together were EHA’s Land...
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08 Mar 2021
Rural Economy Spotlight – March 2021
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities UK Community Renewal Fund, Levelling Up...
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