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07 Jan 2015
BBC to launch farming hero award
THE BBC is set to launch its 2015 farming heroes award – recognising the farmer who has gone the extra mile to help others. The BBC Countryfile’s Farming Heroes Award...
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02 Jan 2015
Police specials target rural crime
A TEAM of police specials aims to tackle rural crime in Cambridgeshire. The dedicated rural specials team will support Cambridgeshire police’s rural crime team to provide rural patrols across the...
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23 Dec 2014
Mobile ‘not spot’ plan disappoints
GOVERNMENT plans to extend mobile phone coverage to 90% of the country are disappointing, say rural leaders. Culture Secretary Sajid Javid announced a binding agreement with mobile network providers to...
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23 Dec 2014
Rural communities hit hard by cuts
COUNTRYSIDE communities will be hit hard by the latest round of government cuts, warns the Rural Services Network. The government’s finance settlement for local authorities fails to meet the needs...
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12 Dec 2014
MPs vent rural broadband frustration
THE chief executive of Broadband Delivery UK has come under fire from MPs over the company’s failure to meet rural internet access targets. Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) is the company...
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06 Dec 2014
Councils win ‘work together’ funding
FOUR largely rural local authorities working together to save money have been awarded £2.9m in government funding. The four councils said the funding would enable them to work together effectively...
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06 Dec 2014
Rural post not under threat – Ofcom
A GOVERNMENT watchdog has dismissed warnings that postal deliveries to rural areas are under threat. Ofcom said a new package of measures was designed to safeguard the universal postal service,...
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03 Dec 2014
Call for parity on mental health
RECOMMENDATIONS in a report calling for parity between the treatment of physical and mental health could benefit rural patients. Achieving parity of esteem between mental and physical healthcare has been...
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30 Nov 2014
£25m rural transport fund opens
A £25m fund to provide minibuses for hundreds of rural communities is opening for applications. Rural charities are being urged to apply to the community transport minibus fund when it...
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28 Nov 2014
Police clampdown against rural crime
POLICE forces have embarked on a series of initiatives aimed at combating crime in the countryside. Avon and Somerset police bolstered their rural crime prevention and detection capability with kit...
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