Author: <span>Richard</span>
11 Apr 2019
RSP Member – Cumbria Action for Sustainability
Cumbria Action for Sustainability is Cumbria’s climate change and sustainability organisation. We’ve been working towards our vision of a zero carbon Cumbria since we were established in 1997, running all...
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09 Apr 2019
Casebook – April 2019
Casebook is a monthly service for members of the Rural Health and Care Alliance. It summarises 5 current news stories, along with other relevant content. April 2019 Edition In this...
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08 Apr 2019
Rural Takeover of BBC RADIO5 LIVE
Along with Felicity Humphrey, the Public Affairs Manager from Acre, Action with Communities in Rural England, our Chief Executive Graham Biggs appeared on the BBC Radio 5 Lunchtime show on...
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08 Apr 2019
Bus travel trapped in expensive cycle
I news reports on research showing that bus travel costs are rising faster than the cost of driving, discouraging passengers from travelling by public transport. Statistics from the Department for...
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08 Apr 2019
Rural schools struggle with deprivation and achievement
Schools Week and the Big Issue this week report on results that show that children in rural areas on free school meals score lower in tests than their urban peers...
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08 Apr 2019
Seaside towns killed off by poor broadband
Seaside towns are suffering from poor access to high-quality broadband, according to an article in The Telegraph covering the recent Lord’s Select Committee report on Regenerating Seaside Towns. The report...
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01 Apr 2019
Council leader argues for fairer rural funding
Derbyshire County Council leader Barry Lewis has argued for a fairer funding settlement for rural areas in the Local Government Chronicle this week. He cites analysis by the Rural Services...
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01 Apr 2019
Council tax rises highest in rural areas
This April will see the typical council tax bill in England rise by 4.7 per cent, according to the BBC. The rise is the second biggest in the decade after...
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01 Apr 2019
Ofcom confirms rural broadband as 2019 priority
The website TotalTelecom reports on the publication of telecoms regulator Ofcom’s 2019 priorities. Ofcom has put 5G and rural connectivity at the top of its priority list for the year....
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01 Apr 2019
Mobile companies to share masts to improve rural signal
The Daily Telegraph reports that Britain’s main mobile operators – BT, 02, Three, and Vodafone – are nearing a deal to improve ‘patchy signals in the countryside’. Despite previous reports...
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