Latest News
03 May 2022
Rural voters could punish Tories over lack of levelling up policies
The Yorkshire Post reports that polling commissioned by the Country Land and Business Association in the UK’s five most rural counties found that 46 per cent of respondents had voted...
Read more
25 Apr 2022
New NALC event on fighting climate change
The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) has a new online event on fighting climate change, taking place on 25 May 2022 37% of local (parish and town) councils have...
Read more
25 Apr 2022
UK Shared Prosperity Fund to benefit rural areas
Farmers Guardian reports that rural communities in England are set to benefit from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), following industry pressure The UKSPF, which was designed to replace the...
Read more
25 Apr 2022
Leicestershire’s £58m bid to boost bus services rejected
BBC reports that a £58m bid for government cash to help boost bus services across Leicestershire has been rejected Leicestershire County Council applied for the funding to improve services and...
Read more
25 Apr 2022
Find your reason with fire service new campaign
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has launched a new campaign that gives an insight into life in the extraordinary role of an on-call firefighter The Find Your Reason campaign...
Read more
19 Apr 2022
Mental Health & Wellbeing Plan Discussion Paper
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan Discussion Paper was published last week (14th April) by the Department of Health and Social Care. A more concise summary of the paper is available...
Read more
19 Apr 2022
Fuel theft warning for farmers as prices soar
Farmers with diesel and oil storage tanks are being warned to check their security amidst increased fears that thieves could target them William Nicholl, client director at rural insurance broker...
Read more
19 Apr 2022
Newcastle University set to host event to help develop rural communities
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise is holding a session titled ‘Community visioning in rural areas: Sharing best practice’ at the Cheviot Centre later this month, after a successful...
Read more
19 Apr 2022
More than 10,000 homes affected by halt on development
The Eastern Daily Press reports that more than 10,000 homes in Norfolk could have planning permission delayed due to measures introduced to keep the county’s waterways clean The hold-up has...
Read more
19 Apr 2022
Go-Ahead launches low fares pilot for buses across Cornwall
Intelligent Transport reports that Go-Ahead customers in Cornwall can now benefit from up to 40 per cent reduced bus fares for a four-year period, as the Government-backed pilot ‘Make Big...
Read more