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27 Mar 2015
£7.6m for rural local transport
THE government has unveiled £7.6m for local authorities to try new ways of delivering local transport in rural areas. Winning bids for the Total Transport Pilot Fund were announced by...
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26 Mar 2015
Communities share £25m minibus fund
MORE than 300 rural communities across rural England will receive new minibuses thanks to a £25m government fund. The funding will help elderly residents, people with learning and physical disabilities...
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22 Mar 2015
Call for rural transport investment
COMMUNITY transport schemes need a cash injection and volunteers to meet growing demand, politicians have been warned. There are an estimated 2,000 community transport schemes across England, ranging from solo car...
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19 Mar 2015
Police receive helping rural hand
POLICE are receiving a helping hand from rural residents as they target criminals in Northumberland. Operation Recovery has seen officers make arrests and recover stolen property after burglaries in rural...
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15 Mar 2015
Project brings broadband to rural Dorset
A community-led broadband project is set to roll out superfast connections to part of rural Dorset. The main Superfast Dorset programme aims to meet the government target of delivering a...
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12 Mar 2015
Rural postal service is essential – MPs
GREATER powers may be needed to maintain a universal postal service to rural areas, MPs have warned. The universal service obligation ensures postal deliveries are available to all parts of...
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08 Mar 2015
Go-ahead for rural fuel price cut
RESIDENTS across 17 of the UK’s most rural areas will see road fuel prices reduced from 31 May. Treasury chief secretary Danny Alexander confirmed the 5p per litre fuel price...
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04 Mar 2015
Slow broadband threatens rural economy
SLOW broadband connections threaten to undermine the rural economy – and can only be fixed by government investment, MPs have been told. Rural leaders briefed MPs ahead of a debate...
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02 Mar 2015
Toolkit aims to revive high streets
AN online toolkit aims to help retailers, councils and community leaders revive some of Britain’s most most challenging high streets. Experts have been holding workshop sessions designed to help regenerate...
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27 Feb 2015
Arrests follow rural crime crackdown
FIVE people were arrested as police targeted rural crime hotspots and travelling criminals in North Yorkshire. The hard-hitting “day of action” on Thursday (26 February) saw suspected stolen property recovered,...
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