Author: <span>Richard</span>
01 Feb 2018
New leadership for Parliamentary group
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rural Services has elected two MPs as it new co-chairs. Co-chairs Philip Dunne, MP (Ludlow) and Rebecca Pow, MP (Taunton Deane) were elected on Tuesday...
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01 Feb 2018
New leadership for rural group in Parliament
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Thursday, 1 February 17 Meeting in Parliament on 30th January the All – Party Group on Rural Services elected new Co-Chairs, Philip Dunne, MP (Ludlow...
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01 Feb 2018
Rural projects receive £400k lifeline
The Prince’s Countryside Fund has awarded £400,000 of funding to 12 community-led projects. The latest grants – which will benefit people living and working in rural areas – bring to...
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30 Jan 2018
Rural vulnerability: Debate by MPs?
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday, 30 January 17 ‘Rural Vulnerability Matters’ was the theme of the Rural Vulnerability Day hosted last week in Westminster by Rebecca Pow MP (Taunton Deane)...
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30 Jan 2018
Rural shops invest £315m in services
Rural shops across the UK have invested over £315m over the last year in services for customers, says a report. Villages shops and other retail outlets have introduced services like...
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25 Jan 2018
2018 – Parliamentary Rural Vulnerability Day
Rural England CIC (alongside the Rural Services Network) launched the findings from its latest research paper on ‘Issues Facing Providers of Social Care to Older Residents’. There is a growing awareness...
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25 Jan 2018
Rural elderly ‘face social care crisis’
Elderly rural residents face a crisis situation because of austerity and poor access to social care, says a report. Called Issues Facing Providers of Social Care at Home to Older Residents...
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24 Jan 2018
Rural elderly ‘push services to limit’
An unprecedented boom in the elderly population is pushing local services to breaking point, say councils. The number of elderly people in county areas has risen by half a million...
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24 Jan 2018
Rural Housing Spotlight – January 2018
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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22 Jan 2018
Plunkett brings rural youngsters together
The Plunkett Foundation is highlighting ways to help youngsters overcome isolation in the countryside. It is the latest stage in the charity’s #thelittlethings campaign – which aims to shine the a spotlight...
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