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21 Feb 2022

Keep It in the Community – a nationwide register of Assets of Community Value

Plunkett Foundation has re-launched Keep It in the Community (KIITC), with support from Locality and Power to Change. It is an online register of all…

21 Feb 2022

Hospitals declare another critical incident as demand rises

BBC reports that A hospital trust has declared a second critical incident in less than a week amid pressures on services The alert from Shrewsbury…

21 Feb 2022

On-demand bus services could be expanded in North Yorkshire

The Northern Echo reports that a council aiming to restore and improve bus services across the whole of England’s largest county has revealed it will…

21 Feb 2022

WSP to design rural mobility strategy for South West England

New Civil Engineer reports that engineering consultancy firm, WSP, has been appointed to design a rural mobility strategy for the South West of England The…

14 Feb 2022

Public Health Allocations leave rural missing out

Public Health Allocations announced last week are yet again failing to deliver for rural communities The allocations for 2022/2023 show that Predominantly urban local authorities…

14 Feb 2022

Rural Health and Care and Levelling-Up Press Release

The Levelling Up White Paper follows hot on the heels of the Inquiry into Rural Health and Care, launched on 1st February.  This highlighted the…

14 Feb 2022

Farmers slam new Countryside Code

The Daily Mail reports that farmers have criticised changes to the Countryside Code telling them to make rights of way more accessible, use clearer signage…

14 Feb 2022

Huge rise in £1 million homes across the UK

The Times reports that one in 42 homes in Britain is worth £1 million or more, with about 80 per cent of new “property millionaires”…

14 Feb 2022

Total income from farming in England decreases by 10%

AgriLand reports that according to the latest estimated income statistics released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Total Income from Farming…

14 Feb 2022

Yorkshire’s countryside should not be seen as ‘rural museum’

Yorkshire Post reports that leading figures in the North have voiced their concerns that the Government has not fully recognised the importance of the rural…