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16 Sep 2013
‘Poor service’ for rural mobile phones
RURAL mobile phone users are much more likely to suffer failed calls, reveals a survey. People outside the UK’s big cities are up to 4.5 times more likely to experience...
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10 Sep 2013
Rural doctors could ‘disappear’
GOVERNMENT cuts and rising workloads mean rural doctors and GP surgeries could disappear, an MP has warned. Changes to the funding formula could leave smaller rural practices at serious risk...
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06 Sep 2013
Faster rural broadband arrives early
TWO small rural communities are benefiting from high speed broadband – three months ahead of schedule. Homes and businesses in Sticklepath (Devon) and Bradford on Tone (Somerset) are the first...
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26 Aug 2013
Police highlight rural road dangers
POLICE and volunteers highlighted the dangers of rural roads to coincide with a European wide speed enforcement campaign from 19-25 August. In Cheshire, police warned agricultural drivers about their blind...
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08 Aug 2013
Plan to extend fuel rebate scheme
RURAL motorists could benefit from lower costs under government plans to extend its fuel rebate scheme for remote areas. The government has launched a consultation into extending the scheme which...
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08 Aug 2013
Urban-rural digital divide widens
A WIDENING gulf in broadband speeds between town and country is leaving rural communities languishing behind their urban counterparts. The average residential UK broadband speed reached 14.7Mbit/s in May 2013,...
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05 Aug 2013
Better broadband ‘would boost economy’
FASTER broadband in rural areas would give a bigger boost to the economy than other key innovations, suggests a survey. Four out of five (80%) of all adults agreed that...
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31 Jul 2013
New threat to countryside services
PUBLIC services face the axe under government plans to increase the penalty which sees rural residents pay more yet receive less in return. Rural local authorities have reacted with disbelief...
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31 Jul 2013
Commissioners put spotlight on rural crime
RURAL crime is set to be more intensely targeted following a national conference in Leicestershire. The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) agreed to investigate a number of crime-beating...
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30 Jul 2013
Rural council up for national award
A RURAL district council which launched a “dead pheasant” campaign to promote recycling has been shortlisted for a national award. North Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire used a picture of...
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