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06 May 2014
Threat to affordable rural homes
GOVERNMENT proposals threaten to reduce the delivery of much-needed affordable housing in the countryside. The warning was issued by the Rural Services Network in response…
28 Apr 2014
Short Term International Migration Inflow
International migration into local authority areas can cause significant debate as to the benefits or pressures this brings to a community. With this in mind,…
22 Apr 2014
A look at social isolation
Loneliness can be damaging both for physical and mental wellbeing. As such it is important to consider ways in which loneliness and social isolation can…
15 Apr 2014
House building
Housing supply is a constant issue of concern for both policy makers and for those wishing to join the property market. With this in mind,…
14 Apr 2014
Views sought on small housing schemes
THE government is seeking views on exempting small housing schemes from section 106 affordable housing requirements. The Department for Communities and Local Government is canvassing…
10 Mar 2014
Bus service cuts threaten rural communities
FURTHER cuts to vital bus services threaten to have a devastating impact on England’s rural communities, the Rural Services Network has warned. Bus services are…
07 Mar 2014
The Changing Measure of Fuel Poverty
Based on a review of fuel poverty by Professor Sir John Hills, the Department of Energy & Climate Change has employed a new measure of…
24 Feb 2014
Princess calls for more rural homes
MORE village homes must be built to ease Britain’s housing crisis, the Princess Royal has warned. Princess Anne delivered the keynote speech at the national…
19 Jan 2014
Rural communities ‘increasingly isolated’
A LACK of public transport has left rural residents increasingly unable to reach key services, MPs were told. Rural community representatives gave evidence to MPs…
13 Jan 2014
Princess Royal to speak on rural housing
THE Princess Royal is to give a keynote address at a major new conference focusing on the challenges facing rural housing. Joined by other high…
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