Author: <span>Richard</span>
01 Sep 2020
Countryside residents say there’s ‘no point’ calling the police over rural crime
The Mail on Sunday has reported that a quarter of crime victims in rural areas don’t report offences as they do not trust police to help Nearly half of countryside residents don’t...
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01 Sep 2020
Poor transport and internet services ‘damage rural children’s mental health’
The Planner has reported on research that has found a lack of access to public transport and the internet is leaving children in remote rural communities suffering ‘prolonged isolation, exclusion...
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01 Sep 2020
Housing targets hit Tory shires most, ministers are warned
The MJ has reported on warnings from ministers that proposed changes to the housing targets formula could mean more developments in rural Conservative-held council areas than in traditionally Labour-held inner...
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01 Sep 2020
Hampshire County Council adds £1million to rural broadband scheme
Hampshire County Council is investing £1 million to step up its drive to get high-speed broadband out to the most rural parts of the county The funding will ‘top-up’ the...
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01 Sep 2020
No answer to parking problems in rural villages, say councillors
Richmondshire Today has reported that excessive parking in rural villages is an increasingly widespread problem in with ‘no satisfactory solution’ Local Councillor Allen Kirkbride raised concerns that villages were ‘jammed...
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01 Sep 2020
Hinterland – 1 September 2020
This time in Hinterland: a worrying report on the mental health challenges facing young people in rural areas, a personal testimony about the challenges of poor broadband access in rural...
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28 Aug 2020
The National Rural Conference 2020 Conference Supporter – NICRE
About NICRE The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) exists to foster rural enterprise and unlock the potential in the UK’s rural economies. Led by and built with internationally...
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28 Aug 2020
The National Rural Conference 2020 Feature – Net Zero; A journey not a destination
Feature provided by Doug Stewart – Founder and CEO of Green Energy UK:
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28 Aug 2020
The National Rural Conference 2020 Feature – Why we do what we do?
Feature provided by Martin Collett – Chief Executive of English Rural:
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28 Aug 2020
The National Rural Conference 2020 Feature – Devolution, digital development and desires for a restructure
Feature provided by Chair, Cllr Sue Baxter, and Chief Executive, Jonathan Owen of NALC: The National Association of Local Councils’ (NALC’s) chair, Cllr Sue Baxter, and chief executive, Jonathan Owen,...
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