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09 Jun 2014
Fleet of mobile Post Offices unveiled
THE Post Office has unveiled a fleet of 40 new vehicles to serve 250 rural locations every week across the UK. Kitted out to provide a walk-in post office on...
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02 Jun 2014
Councils team up to save £55m
FOUR local councils have unveiled plans to team up and deliver public services – a partnership they claim will save £55m over 10 years. The ‘2020 Vision for Joint Working’...
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01 Jun 2014
Green Deal ‘overlooks’ rural residents
RURAL residents in England and Wales could lose out from a government scheme aimed at making energy saving improvements to their homes. The Green Deal Home Improvement Scheme was announced...
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18 May 2014
Rural petrol prices on the rise again
RURAL motorists are feeling the pinch after fuel prices started to rise again. Average UK petrol prices went back above 130p a litre at the end of April and continue...
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18 May 2014
Warning over rural childcare costs
RURAL families face higher costs for childcare than their urban counterparts, says a report. The Countryside Living Index compares quality of life in rural vs. urban locations and includes an...
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12 May 2014
Cost of rural services under scrutiny
The government has agreed to re-examine the additional cost of delivering public services to rural communities. A joint project to review evidence for the additional unavoidable costs of rural service...
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12 May 2014
Rural broadband still in the slow lane
RURAL households continue to suffer slower broadband – even though a quarter of connections nationally are ‘superfast’. One in four UK residential fixed broadband connections is ‘superfast’, according to the...
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09 May 2014
Study probes impact of NHS reforms
THE impact of NHS reforms on rural communities is to be examined by the government. The DEFRA project will look at how reforms to the health and care system under...
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09 May 2014
Technology helps fight against rural crime
POLICE and Crime Commissioners are using innovative ways to address rural concerns, says an influential group of MPs. The latest progress report on Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) was published...
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08 May 2014
Council’s bold ambition for broadband
COUNCILLORS in West Oxfordshire hope to deliver high-speed broadband to all rural residents and local businesses. The district council has agreed to back an independent service provider in a bid...
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