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24 Jul 2025
Broadcast 2040+ – The future of Terrestrial TV
In 2022, five organisations came together to launch the Broadcast 2040+ campaign over a shared concern: there was no Government commitment to keeping broadcast TV…
24 Jul 2025
Making a case for the countryside: Connexus launches Rural Voice
In July, rural housing association Connexus published Rural Voice, a companion piece to its 2025–2030 Corporate Plan, homes you can build a life in. Launched…
24 Jul 2025
Scottish Gas industry demonstrates ‘renewable ready’ capabilities to support rural transition
Two senior Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) visited a major gas distribution facility in Bathgate to see how Scotland’s liquified petroleum gas (LPG) industry…
24 Jul 2025
Labour’s Warm Homes Plan – hybrid heat pumps needed to fill the rural policy gap
At last month’s comprehensive spending review – where the Labour government outlined its spending commitments for the next three years – the Chancellor committed over…
24 Jul 2025
Three questions Labour needs to answer on rural decarbonisation in its Warm Homes Plan
Malcolm Farrow, head of public affairs at OFTEC With the expected publication of the Warm Homes Plan and the Chancellor’s Budget, the return after the…
24 Jul 2025
Planning Rural Settlements in a Turbulent Policy World
The planning system is changing fast, demanding more of those rural communities where unplanned change can make a profound difference to village life, services and…
24 Jul 2025
Rural Housing, Real Benefits: Partnership supports villages in meeting local needs
Affordable housing provider Trent & Dove has partnered with Support Staffordshire to address common misconceptions surrounding rural housebuilding – and to highlight the community benefits…
24 Jul 2025
Vision to action: the NHS 10-Year Plan
Pip Cannons, CEO at Community Catalysts, reflects on the ambitions of the NHS 10-Year Plan and what is needed to put the vision into action. The NHS…
24 Jul 2025
Community Energy – Putting the power back in your hands
Northern Powergrid is committed to support the growth of community energy in its region, coming at a time when the UK Government has set out…
21 Jul 2025
New ACS Report Reveals Public Priorities for Local Services
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has published its Community Barometer 2025, providing fresh insight into which local services voters value most and want to…
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