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20 Jul 2014
University leads rural health project
AN initiative to improve health services in rural communities is being led by the University of Cumbria. The Cumbria Rural Health Forum (CRHF) has been set up to address some...
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13 Jul 2014
Slower response times for ambulances
AMBULANCES are taking longer to reach people with life-threatening conditions, suggest statistics released by NHS England. Six of England’s eleven ambulance trust England’s ambulance services missed the expected target. The...
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06 Jul 2014
Offline households ‘pay more for services’
HOUSEHOLDS without internet access pay an average of £440 more a year for goods and services, says a study. Its findings are particularly relevant for rural households because isolated communities...
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29 Jun 2014
BBC rural coverage has ‘urban bias’
The BBC is to change its rural affairs coverage after a review found it tackled too many issues from an urban perspective. Commissioned by the BBC Trust, the independent review...
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29 Jun 2014
Royal Mail: Competition threat to deliveries
UNFETTERED competition threatens to end regular daily postal deliveries to rural areas, Royal Mail has warned. The recently privatised firm has called for an immediate review of the issue and...
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23 Jun 2014
‘Village shops outperform supermarkets’
Community-owned shops are often performing better than major supermarket chains, says a rural review of the sector. Launched by the Plunkett Foundation on Friday (20 June), the study says 2013...
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23 Jun 2014
£10m broadband winners announced
THE winners have been announced for a £10m governmment fund to explore ways of bringing superfast broadband to the UK’s most remote areas. Eight different projects using a range of...
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19 Jun 2014
Council unlocks £2m for communities
Council grants will help to secure almost £2m of investment in community facilities in West Oxfordshire towns and villages. A total of £169,238 has been awarded to a variety of...
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15 Jun 2014
Fuel poverty ‘set to rise among elderly’
LEVELS of fuel poverty are set to rise among older people in the UK, a charity has warned. Age UK launched its report to coincide with government figures showing fuel...
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15 Jun 2014
£1.5m investment to combat rural crime
POLICE are to invest £1.5m a year to help combat rural crime in Warwickshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The funding – until 2016 – was announced by West Mercia Police...
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