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13 Oct 2025

Understanding How Rural Communities Experience Flooding

New doctoral research is shedding light on how rural communities experience and respond to flooding and why their needs often differ from those of larger towns and cities. Dr Dan...

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13 Oct 2025

Mobile Connectivity Transforming Culture and Heritage

A new Mobile UK mini-report, Transforming Culture and Heritage in the Digital Age, explores how mobile connectivity, particularly 4G and 5G, is reshaping the UK’s culture and heritage sector. The...

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13 Oct 2025

Rural Transport Best Practice

Transport East, are gathering together a database of rural transport case studies aimed at strengthening the evidence base for future mobility solutions. It aims to share best practices from rural...

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06 Oct 2025

Labour Party Conference – The View from Rural

7 hours… that’s how long it took our Chief Executive Kerry Booth to get to the Labour Party Conference last week on the train, from rural Devon to bustling Liverpool,...

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06 Oct 2025

Rural Futures, Exploring the Potential of the Countryside

A new pamphlet, Rural Futures: The British Countryside and its Potential, has been published by the Fabian Society and The Countryside Charity (CPRE). Launched during the recent Labour Party Conference,...

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06 Oct 2025

Rural Housing Enablers Unlock 2,000 Affordable Homes Pipeline

A network of independent advisors working to tackle England’s rural housing crisis has paved the way for potentially more than 2,000 affordable homes to be built across the country. Action...

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06 Oct 2025

Online GP Appointment Requests Now Available Across England

All GP practices in England are now required to keep their online consultation tools open throughout core hours, from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. The Department of Health and...

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06 Oct 2025

Northern Powergrid Foundation Grants Open Until 13 October

The Northern Powergrid Foundation is inviting applications for grants to help village groups and community organisations become more energy resilient. The deadline for applications is Sunday 13 October 2025. Grants...

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06 Oct 2025

Celebrate Community Transport Week: 13–17 October 2025

Next week, communities across the UK will come together for Community Transport Week (CTWeek25), a nationwide celebration of the extraordinary role community transport plays in helping people stay connected. Running...

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06 Oct 2025

Local Groups Invited to Meet Grant Funders

Mid Devon District Council will be hosting an event for local voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations to allow them to network and to meet potential investors and funders. The...

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