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26 Apr 2021
Government Response to Consultation on Changes to the Planning System
Some Good News but a need to remain vigilant The Government’s response to the Consultation on Changes to the Current Planning System has now been…
26 Apr 2021
UK aims to take rural areas out of digital dark age
The Government has outlined plans to wipe out mobile signal blindspots in rural areas and the road network, as part of reforms to improve connectivity…
26 Apr 2021
Rural transport: Young people ‘written off’
Young people in isolated communities without good public transport are being ‘written off’, according to a report on the BBC National figures show more than…
26 Apr 2021
Small villages could soon find it easier to provide affordable housing for local residents
South Somerset District Council is asking the Government to designate most of its parishes as ‘rural’, in a move to help provide affordable homes for…
26 Apr 2021
Raising the bar on energy-efficient, affordable rural homes to help meet zero carbon targets
Hastoe have launched their New-Build Standard, setting out the minimum requirements for all our new homes Hastoe Development Director Ulrike Maccariello explains: “We have always…
26 Apr 2021
Labour launches policy review as data shows £255m cut to rural communities
Labour has launched its rural England policy review and outlined its plan to become ‘the party of the great British countryside’ as LabourList reports on…
26 Apr 2021
Warning over picturesque countryside at risk of being spoilt by housing developments
There has been a 129 per cent increase in developments planned on greenfield land, putting them at risk of ‘rapid and reckless’ projects, according to…
19 Apr 2021
Rural Review of Bus Back Better – National bus strategy
Whilst the RSN has published some initial thoughts on Bus Back Better, which the Government launched early in 2021, it has now had the opportunity…
19 Apr 2021
Labour to establish commission to aid the high street’s post-pandemic revival
Local paper the Winsford Guardian has reported that Labour is set to reveal the details of a new high street commission designed to inform its…
19 Apr 2021
New Flybe owners seek to relaunch UK regional airline this summer
Regional airline Flybe is aiming to resume flights this summer after a new company purchased the defunct airline’s assets, according to Business Live Exeter-headquartered Flybe…
