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17 Sep 2018

Rural crime collaboration

The Northern Echo reported on how five police forces across the north of England have come together as part of Operation Checkpoint, the largest rural…

10 Sep 2018

Elderly care ‘on brink of collapse’

A new survey by the charity Independent Age has revealed that chronic under-funding of social care means that older people are ‘increasingly let down’ by…

03 Sep 2018

Forced travel for child mental health care

Children forced to travel hundreds of miles for NHS mental health treatment The Guardian reported on figures showing that, despite a Government pledge to end…

03 Sep 2018

Dorset hit hard by ageing population

Dorset to be among places hardest hit by Britain’s ageing population, figures reveal The Bournemouth Echo covered Office for National Statistics figures showing that rural…

22 Aug 2018

Number of rural elderly to increase

Older people continue to make up a higher proportion of the population in rural and coastal areas than urban areas, confirm the latest government statistics. The…

17 Aug 2018

Councils warn against cutting back services

Plans to strip back public services and offer only a basic ‘core offer’ of services to local residents could be become the norm, county councils…

16 Aug 2018

MPs seek evidence for bus services inquiry

MPs are asking for help to shape an inquiry into the decline of the bus market in England outside London. Bus service use is in…

15 Aug 2018

Funding for rural community groups

Community groups providing activities for rural young people in Shropshire are being encouraged to apply for funding. The second funding round of Shropshire Council’s Rural Youth…