Author: <span>Richard</span>
28 Jul 2025
Rural Connectivity Still Falling Short As Farmers Call For Urgent Action
The latest NFU digital access survey reveals that rural broadband and mobile coverage still falls short of what British farming businesses need – with over a fifth of respondents unable...
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28 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child The Best Start In Life
The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South), recently delivered a statement to Parliament outlining the Government’s new Best Start in Life strategy. The plan sets...
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28 Jul 2025
Getting Solar Off The Ground
A new report published by CPRE, titled Getting Solar Off the Ground, reveals that a significant proportion of England’s most productive farmland is now being used for large-scale solar energy...
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28 Jul 2025
Why Rural Housing Matters and Why You Should Join the Conversation
Rural Affordable Housing & Planning Tuesday 16 September 2025 | 10:00 – 12:00 Part of the National Rural Conference 2025 Bookings now open for RSN members: View the full programme...
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28 Jul 2025
High Street Boost for Staffordshire Businesses
Independent businesses in Stafford, Stone, and Eccleshall are invited to take part in the High Street Boost programme, delivered by Stafford Borough Council designed to help local traders thrive. Free...
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25 Jul 2025
Summer 2025 Rural Services Partnership Spotlight
Welcome to the Summer 2025 Rural Services Partnership Spotlight Summer is clearly a time of activity! In this bumper edition we feature a fantastic range of articles from across our...
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24 Jul 2025
Landlines are going digital. Are you ready?
Landlines are going digital. Are you ready? Landlines in the UK are going digital and by January 2027, most calls will be made over broadband. BT has worked closely with...
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24 Jul 2025
Bringing rural innovation to life: New resources from NICRE’s Innovation Portal
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) has launched new resources on its open-access Innovation Portal to help rural businesses, communities, policymakers and practitioners tackle key challenges. The three...
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24 Jul 2025
Small developments making a huge difference
As one of England’s largest specialist rural housing associations, Hastoe knows only too well the huge and beneficial impact that building just a small number of affordable homes can have...
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24 Jul 2025
Making a difference to rural charities
Evouchers recently worked with Action for Children – South Lakeland, Cumbria which is a charity with 372 services in communities across the UK, in schools and online. The charity work...
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