Author: <span>Richard</span>
27 Jan 2020
Rural Lancashire looks set to be protected from almost 1,000 new homes
Plans for almost 1,000 new homes in rural Lancashire look set to be rejected following a recent landmark ruling on the county’s housing needs. Applications for 974 new homes were...
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27 Jan 2020
Kent County Council in push for last chance to secure rural funds
KentOnline are reminding readers that there is still time to tap into a council multi-million pound funding pot before it is wound down. Kent County Council’s Leader Programme will close...
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27 Jan 2020
Spotlight on Rural Housing – January 2020
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in partnership with the Rural Housing Alliance, highlighting a selection of current rural housing issues and...
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20 Jan 2020
A National Bus Strategy?
The Times reports on how bus companies are abandoning the £150 million Transport for the North integrated travel scheme, intended to allow passengers to use the same contactless bank card...
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20 Jan 2020
Nearly half of operator’s rural trains late
Nearly half of Greater Anglia’s rural trains failed to arrive on time during the Christmas period, reports the BBC. According to the operator’s statistics that nearly 55% of services did...
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20 Jan 2020
UK Government must prioritise rural broadband and mobile coverage, says NFU
The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) has called for the Government to prioritise rural connectivity as survey results indicate that more than four in 10 farmers don’t have enough broadband to...
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20 Jan 2020
BT boss warns Boris Johnson over rural threat to broadband pledge
The chief executive of BT has warned Boris Johnson that his election pledge of a broadband upgrade for the whole country will be impossible to deliver unless competition rules are...
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20 Jan 2020
Unlocking the creative and cultural potential of rural England
Unlocking the creative and cultural potential of rural England – 11th February 2020 – Cambridge In partnership with Arts Council England, the LGA is delighted to offer this chance to...
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14 Jan 2020
Casebook – January 2020
January 2020 Edition News The GP practice where patients can share appointments This week a really interesting article about how we can share the pain of key things we might...
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14 Jan 2020
Casebook – Health Funding Opportunities (January 2020)
January 2020 Edition HEALTH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Kay (our Research Lead) has begun a regular process of collating information about funding sources. She is happy for you to email her for...
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