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29 Oct 2018
Campaigners warn of threat to countryside
ITV reports on claims from campaigners that plans to build a million new homes between Oxford and Cambridge, nicknamed The Oxford-Cambridge Arc, would destroy an…
29 Oct 2018
The future of farming and the countryside
The RSA’s Food, Farming and Countryside Commission published a report into the future of farming and the countryside. The report was divided into four sections:…
29 Oct 2018
Protect Your Farm, Protect Yourself
Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council are hosting the upcoming ‘Protect Your Farm, Protect Yourself’ Event, being held at Three Counties Showground on…
29 Oct 2018
Survey uncovers rural isolation/loneliness
In August 2018 Bipolar UK surveyed their supporters to identify the specific needs of rural and urban communities. The recently released findings uncovered that living…
22 Oct 2018
Rural Health and Care Alliance launched
The National Central for Rural Health and Care (NCRHC) was launched in Parliament on Tuesday. Several MPs attended the event, with Anne-Marie Morris, MP for…
22 Oct 2018
Fund for rural broadband withdrawn
The BBC could lose money originally ring-fenced to fund rural broadband, according to new government plans. The Guardian reported that the £60 million fund could…
22 Oct 2018
Select Committee on the Rural Economy
Our Chief Executive Graham Biggs MBE gave evidence today (16th October 2018) to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy. He…
22 Oct 2018
Rural healthcare pressures
The University of Birmingham and Rose Regeneration have published a joint report into workforce challenges in the NHS and social care from a rural point…
22 Oct 2018
Community support limitations
The Local Government Chronicle has responded to the Government’s recently announced strategy to tackle loneliness. The publication lauds Theresa May’s intention but questions the real…
22 Oct 2018
The Needs of Rural Communities
Bipolar UK survey findings: In August 2018 we surveyed our supporters to identify the specific needs of rural and urban communities. A total of 371 people…
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