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23 Apr 2019
Finding rural affordable housing likely to be more difficult
Farming UK reports that finding affordable rural housing is ‘likely to be more difficult’ under new Government proposals to change the law on residential tenancies…
23 Apr 2019
Phones boxes adapted to provide 4G coverage
Engineering and Technology magazine reports that phone boxes in Cornwall are being adapted to provide 4G mobile coverage on Vodafone to users in the area.…
15 Apr 2019
Faster growth predicted in rural areas after Brexit
New research from the Centre for Economics & Business Research (CEBR) predicts faster economic growth in rural areas than urban areas over the next four…
15 Apr 2019
Rural firefighters take on new role fighting crime
Image credit – APEX Firefighters in Devon have taken on a new crime fighting role, report the BBC and The Telegraph. A police force in…
15 Apr 2019
Rural housing market details revealed
The estate agent Knight Frank has published research in Estate Agent Today and Property Wire that examines differences in house prices across rural and urban…
15 Apr 2019
Raising awareness of Parkinson’s in rural communities
The Rural Services Partnership (RSP) is working in partnership with Parkinson’s UK in rural communities throughout England to address issues such as vulnerability, isolation and…
15 Apr 2019
Spotlight on Rural Housing – April 2019
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in partnership with the Rural Housing Alliance, highlighting a selection of…
08 Apr 2019
Rural Takeover of BBC RADIO5 LIVE
Along with Felicity Humphrey, the Public Affairs Manager from Acre, Action with Communities in Rural England, our Chief Executive Graham Biggs appeared on the BBC…
08 Apr 2019
Bus travel trapped in expensive cycle
I news reports on research showing that bus travel costs are rising faster than the cost of driving, discouraging passengers from travelling by public transport.…
01 Apr 2019
Council leader argues for fairer rural funding
Derbyshire County Council leader Barry Lewis has argued for a fairer funding settlement for rural areas in the Local Government Chronicle this week. He cites…
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