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14 Sep 2021

BT Adds 17 Rural Locations to Northern Ireland FTTP Rollout

The ISP Review reports that BT Openreach has today named a further 17 new rural towns and villages across Northern Ireland that, over the next…

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13 Sep 2021

Rural Economy Spotlight – September 2021

A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities National…

06 Sep 2021

Minister refuses to deny reports of tax hike for social care

Social care must be adequately funded, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has said, amid reports ministers plan to raise national insurance as detailed by the BBC…

06 Sep 2021

Bulk of affordable homes will be for buyers not renters

The Independent reports, the housing secretary’s, Robert Jenrick, announcement that the majority of the Government’s new £8.6bn “affordable homes programme” will be directed at helping…

06 Sep 2021

Advice service extends to rural communities

The Gazette and Herald reports that Citizens Advice Mid North Yorkshire’s Rural Advice Van is now visiting venues across the district following the success of…

06 Sep 2021

‘Huge untapped potential’ for UK farm diversification

Farming UK reports that according to Strutt & Parker, there is significant potential in the rural sector for farmers and landowners to diversify The land…

06 Sep 2021

Classic car owners face long road ahead for fuel as rural pumps switch to greener petrol

The Telegraph reports that, rural fuel stations which maintain single-pump forecourts will begin to solely stock new standard E10 petrol, despite it not being compatible…

06 Sep 2021

Constable Country to receive the UK’s ‘fastest’ broadband

The Daily Gazette reports that broadband provider, County Broadband, has announced its plan to provide 20,000 rural homes and businesses across 15 villages on the…

31 Aug 2021

Rural areas hardest hit by youth work cuts, NYA warns

Cuts to youth work services in rural areas have left young people at risk of grooming from criminal gangs, poor mental health and a lack…

31 Aug 2021

Planning reform needed to speed up rural connectivity

Farmers Weekly has published a new report commissioned by the think tank Onward and the National Farmers Union (NFU) looking into the major issues facing…