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11 Oct 2016
Fund to keep rural communities warm
A £42,000 fund to help vulnerable people warm this winter has been approved in Hampshire. Tackling winter fuel poverty will be among the areas to benefit from funding for rural...
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10 Oct 2016
Network urges government to address rural challenges
The Rural Services Network has urged the government to use its forthcoming Autumn Statement to address challenges faced by rural communities. The network has called on Chancellor Philip Hammond to...
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02 Oct 2016
Market town hub is ‘big success’
A MARKET town ‘hub’ is being heralded a success after bringing rural services together under a single roof. The public sector services ‘library hub’ opened its doors to residents of...
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02 Oct 2016
Police take to sky against rural crime
POLICE have launched a new operation aimed to tackle rural crime – including using drones to catch criminals. Dubbed Operation Buzzard, the initiative will coordinate all rural crime related operations...
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23 Sep 2016
Call for action on business rate debts
Local authorities have called for new powers to tackle huge business rate debts. Millions of pounds in unpaid business rates are being written off by cash-strapped councils due to a...
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22 Sep 2016
Clampdown on rural crime in Yorkshire
POLICE have launched a major clampdown on rural crime – targeting hundreds of outlying businesses around York. Officers have identified hundreds of farms and York business premises that are located...
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19 Sep 2016
Police app combats rural crime
THOUSANDS of people have signed up to a police messaging service to combat rural crime. The free North Yorkshire Community Messaging system lets people register to receive the latest crime...
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14 Sep 2016
MPs ‘must support rural mobile coverage’
MOBILE phone operators should be legally obliged to deliver universal coverage across the whole of Britain, say rural business leaders. The call comes after MPs debated the Digital Economy Bill,...
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09 Sep 2016
Reverse rural transport cuts – campaigners
Campaigners have urged the government to use the Bus Services Bill to reverse rural transport cuts. Government ministers should take immediate action to improve public transport in rural areas, said...
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08 Sep 2016
Rates retention ‘ambitious and complex’
THE Rural Services Network and local authorities have issued a joint statement on government plans to move to 100% retention of business rates by 2020. The joint statement was issued...
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