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17 Feb 2015
Rural crime clampdown yields results
A CLAMPDOWN against rural crime in Avon and Somerset yielded good results, say police. Dozens of officers across the Avon and Somerset force area took part in an overnight operation...
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11 Feb 2015
£1.5bn rural mobile coverage plan
TELECOM giant EE has unveiled a £1.5bn investment plan to improve its rural coverage and expand its 4G service. The three-year Rural Investment programme aims to improve coverage for both...
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09 Feb 2015
Homelessness charity seeks volunteers
A YOUTH homelessness charity is appealing for volunteer hosts in the Redcar & Cleveland area. Operated by Depaul UK, Nightstop North East, provides emergency accommodation for homeless youngsters. Hosts across...
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04 Feb 2015
MPs slam government’s broadband plan
RURAL communities are being left behind by the government’s broadband plans, MPs have warned. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee fears hard to reach rural communities are being overlooked...
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02 Feb 2015
Government under pressure on funding
THE Rural Services Network is continuing to pile on the pressure after a government minister agreed there was “still more to do” to rectify a funding shortfall for rural local...
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30 Jan 2015
Local communities boost rail network
COMMUNITY initiatives are helping to obtain better value for money from the rail network, says a report. Local initiatives range from major schemes to people helping to maintain station gardens...
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30 Jan 2015
MPs criticise slow broadband rollout
MPs have clashed with civil servants and telecom bosses over the delivery of better broadband to rural areas. A Public Accounts Committee hearing examining the government’s progress on delivering superfast...
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24 Jan 2015
MP tackles rural road fuel pricing
A Conservative MP hopes to secure powers to combat higher fuel prices in rural areas. Wyre Forest MP Mark Garnier said motorists across his largely rural constituency in Worcestershire knew...
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18 Jan 2015
Rural fuel discount ‘step nearer’
LOWER petrol prices are a step nearer for 17 remote rural communities after Brussels approved the plan. The government’s rural fuel rebate scheme cleared the major hurdle of European Commission...
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18 Jan 2015
Call for reversal of GP funding cuts
CUTS in health funding that could see scores of GP surgeries close must be reversed, says a rural charity. Changes to the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee (MPIG) will hit the...
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