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04 Oct 2012
Police candidates demand fair funding
A GROUP of independent candidates hoping to be elected police commissioners have joined forces over the inadequacy of rural police funding. The group involves David Bowles (candidate for Lincolnshire), Mary...
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03 Oct 2012
Plan to reform bus subsidy system
RURAL stakeholders are urged to respond to a government consultation detailing planned changes to subsidised bus services. The Department for Transport consultation on changes to the bus subsidy system includes...
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03 Oct 2012
Bus service provides rural ‘lifeline’
A NEW bus service connecting 26 parishes to the town of Buckingham has been described as a rural lifeline. The subsidised Saturday service will allow parishes in the Buckingham area...
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30 Sep 2012
Community transport is ‘vital’ service
DISCRETIONARY grants are vital to community transport schemes in rural areas, says a new report. Community transport is growing despite funding challenges, says the Community Transport Association State of the...
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21 Sep 2012
Rural schools face funding challenge
A SHAKE-UP in government funding could lead to the closure of rural schools, fear campaigners. It follows a shake-up of the complicated formula used to calculate how much cash individual...
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14 Sep 2012
Older people face rural isolation
RURAL local authorities face big challenges when it comes to providing services for older people in the countryside, suggests a study. The warning comes in a report examining social isolation...
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12 Sep 2012
Changes applied to Warm Front scheme
ELIGIBILITY for the government’s Warm Front scheme has changed, with additional benefits for successful applicants. The Warm Front scheme provides heating and insulation improvements to households on income-related benefits in...
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04 Sep 2012
Cash boost for neighbourhood planning
THE government has unveiled funding to help communities bring jobs and homes to their neighbourhood using improved planning powers. Neighbourhood planning gives people a major say in shaping development in...
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03 Sep 2012
High hopes for 4G rural broadband
RURAL businesses and communities are expected to be among the main beneficiaries of faster next-generation mobile broadband. Everything Everywhere – the company behind Orange and T-Mobile – has been given...
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19 Aug 2012
Community transport connects residents
Community transport initiatives are helping connect more villages and provide a better service for local residents. Four subsidised bus services in Gloucestershire are being replaced by a Forest Community Transport...
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