Access to Services
25 Nov 2014
Bus firm safeguards evening routes
AN evening bus service looks secure after the operator pledged to run the route commercially. Evening buses connecting villages between Brighton and Tunbridge Wells are currently under the spotlight as...
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24 Nov 2014
Former church becomes village shop
A FORMER church building will be turned into a village shop thanks to a community assets fund. The Ilmington Community Shop initiative in Warwickshire is among six community projects to...
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20 Nov 2014
Rural councils ‘under most pressure’
RURAL councils are among those suffering most from government cutbacks, the Rural Services Network has said. The network issued the warning after the National Audit Office said cuts meant some...
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19 Nov 2014
Councils show ‘clear signs’ of cutbacks
GOVERNMENT cuts are forcing local authorities to reduce public services, a financial watchdog has warned. Authorities had coped well with reductions in government funding, but some groups of councils were...
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18 Nov 2014
£25m unveiled for rural transport
THE government has unveiled £25m in funding to provide hundreds of minibuses for rural communities. The scheme will support voluntary organisations as they provide vital services for people in rural...
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09 Nov 2014
Renewed fears for rural bank branches
BIG banks are being urged to keep branches open in small towns where there are no other banks left. The call by business secretary Vince Cable follows announcements by three...
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05 Nov 2014
New law could end mobile ‘not spots’
MOBILE phone companies could be forced to share networks under plans to eliminate ‘not-spots’ where users are left with no signal. The proposal is included in a three-week consultation launched...
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03 Nov 2014
MPs launch rural broadband inquiry
AN influential committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into rural broadband coverage. The inquiry by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee follows concern that rural communities will...
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26 Oct 2014
Kent police scoop rural crime award
KENT Police have been named the country’s best rural crime fighters at a special awards ceremony in London. The Kent Police rural liaison team was crowned the best country crime...
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20 Oct 2014
Rural postal service under threat
REGULAR postal deliveries to remote communities must continue, the Rural Services Network has warned. The network made the assertion in a written submission to the House of Commons Business, Innovation...
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