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18 Feb 2019

Rural Vulnerability Day held in Parliament

Rural England CIC held its 2nd Annual Rural Vulnerability Day in the Houses of Parliament on 11th February and at the event, launched their latest…

11 Feb 2019

The State of Rural Services Report launched in Parliament

Basic mobile calls are not possible across main networks in a third of rural homes. The report also finds that rural residents are losing out…

11 Feb 2019

Countryside being let down by mobile phone giants

The Telegraph and Mail both reported on Rural England’s biannual State of Rural Services report, which fund that a third of rural households are unable…

11 Feb 2019

Police join forces to fight rural crime

Six police forces across the north of England joined forces on Thursday 7 February as part of an ongoing country-wide operation to tackle rural crime,…

04 Feb 2019

Snow raises red alert for rural care workers

Vulnerable people are being made a priority home care call as snow hits much of the UK, with a red alert issued for care workers…

04 Feb 2019

Snow causes chaos across the Countryside

The UK was subject to a spate of cold weather and snow over the last week which was widely covered in national and local media…

04 Feb 2019

Countryside out of reach

New research from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) shows that the UK’s poorest residents are missing out on England’s most beautiful countryside and…

04 Feb 2019

Bus fares predicted to soar

PoliticsHome.com reported on new analysis from Labour showing that bus fares are predicted to rise as providers secure higher profits despite cuts to services. The…

31 Jan 2019

Homelessness

Homelessness is not an issue isolated to urban areas.  This analysis takes a look at homelessness and homelessness provision in your local authority area. Homelessness…

29 Jan 2019

Walking & Cycling Statistics

The Government has an ambition for increased levels of activity both through cycling and walking.  The following analyses take a look at statistics from the…