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24 Feb 2017
More action needed on rural housing
Further action is neeeded to ensure that the government’s Housing White Paper delivers for rural areas, an expert has warned. Jo Lavis, of Rural Housing…
20 Feb 2017
Pressure mounts over business rate hike
PRESSURE is mounting over government reforms which threaten to drive up rural business rates. The first revaluation of business rates by the government in seven…
17 Feb 2017
Shortage of GPs risks rural health
A SHORTAGE of rural GPs is putting patients’ health at risk, says the Rural Services Network. The Rural Services Network is backing calls for urgent…
16 Feb 2017
Police restructure to meet rural needs
POLICING in North Dorset is being restructured to better meet rural needs. Previously, Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) were organised based on location alone and covered…
15 Feb 2017
Spending on children’s & young people’s services
The attached analysis looks at spending data taken from Public Health England. It provides comparison of a chosen authority to the regional and English averages,…
13 Feb 2017
Rural social care is underfunded – network
A BETTER system is needed to meet the social care needs of elderly rural residents, the Rural Services Network has warned. Better funding was needed…
13 Feb 2017
Refocus support to boost rural growth
European subsidies should be refocused to unlock wider rural growth after the UK leaves the European Union, says a think tank report. The IPPR North…
10 Feb 2017
Extra £2.5m to improve rural roads
An additional £2m is to be invested to improve the surface of rural roads in Devon. The extra funding was announced by Devon County Council…
08 Feb 2017
Government plan to tackle homes shortage
RURAL leaders have welcomed government plans to tackle Britain’s shortage of homes. Plans to fix what the government described as Britain’s “broken housing market” and…
06 Feb 2017
GP shortage leaves rural patients waiting
A shortage of rural GPs has left rural patients in Lincolnshire waiting four-weeks to see their doctor. Government action was needed to help recruit more…
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