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28 Jun 2021
How affordable rural homes change lives and communities (Cotswold focus)
Are you a Parish Councillor or a Landowner in the Cotswolds? English Rural is holding the second of a series of planned, regional webinars, focussing…
28 Jun 2021
Unused high street retail spaces could deliver 25,000 new homes
Local publication, In Your Area, reports on new research suggesting that empty high street stores, including Debenhams, could provide space for up to 25,000 homes…
28 Jun 2021
Battles loom as housing developers eye rural England
The FT reports that large areas of South Downs National Park are set to be developed into new towns in order to meet Boris Johnson’s…
28 Jun 2021
Supporting rural jobseekers into work
With job vacancies recovering strongly, the labour market is in a state of flux again. Many employers are finding it incredibly difficult to fill job…
28 Jun 2021
Digital connectivity still a tremendous challenge for rural communities
Tivy-Side Advertiser reports on comments from Ben Lake MP (PC) about the ‘significant’ challenges faced by rural communities regarding digital and transport connectivity During a…
28 Jun 2021
Air source heat pump: a low carbon heating solution for a rural, off gas home
An article in Energy Saving Trust explores methods of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, including by replacing fossil fuel boilers with electric heating…
21 Jun 2021
21/06/2021 – RSN Rural Economy Group Meeting
Date: 21st June 2021 Subject: Rural EconomyChair: Graham Biggs MBE, Chief Executive, Rural Services NetworkHosted: Online Event via Zoom – To download the agenda and papers associated…
21 Jun 2021
UK ‘heading towards digital skills shortage disaster’
The UK is heading towards a “catastrophic” digital skills shortage “disaster”, a think tank has warned The Learning & Work Institute says the number of…
21 Jun 2021
Covid: ‘It took me almost all day to get my coronavirus vaccine’
The BBC reports how under-40s advised against having the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine are having to travel to mass vaccination centres to receive their vaccinations, something…
21 Jun 2021
Rural house prices in England and Wales rise twice as fast as in cities
Rural house prices in England and Wales are increasing twice as fast as in cities, triggering a fresh affordability crisis for young people, with hotspots…
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