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29 Jun 2013
Postponed: Rural broadband target
MILLIONS of rural homes will have to wait two years longer than planned for faster broadband, the government has finally admitted. Superfast broadband provision will be expanded so 95% of...
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27 Jun 2013
Services ‘hit hardest’ by spending cuts
PUBLIC services will bear the brunt of another round of spending cuts, the government has been warned. Chancellor George Osborne announced a 10% reduction in DEFRA’s budget as the government...
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27 Jun 2013
Conference to discuss rural health
THE latest developments in telehealth are among the topics that will be discussed at the second Rural Health Conference. Organised by the Rural Health Network, the event will focus on...
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21 Jun 2013
‘Extra help needed for rural schools’
A NEW approach is needed to help rural school children reach their potential, the government’s education watchdog has warned. Thousands of ‘unseen children’ from low income backgrounds are being let...
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16 Jun 2013
Rural focus for crime watch week
POLICE in Cleveland are focusing on rural crime throughout National Neighbourhood Watch Week. The force has been cracking down on rural crime in an ongoing operation with other forces across...
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16 Jun 2013
Safety campaign targets rural motorists
MOTORISTS are being urged to take extra care on rural roads through a series of warning signs placed on vital routes. The Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership campaign, which runs until...
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13 Jun 2013
Watchdog slams rural broadband rollout
The rollout of superfast broadband across rural Britain has been likened to a “train crash” by the government’s spending watchdog. In a “deeply critical” report due to be published next...
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09 Jun 2013
Help map mobile phone coverage
MOBILE phone users are being asked to turn detective and help map reception rates across rural Britain. Rural businesses and communities received a far poorer service than urban users –...
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07 Jun 2013
Views sought on energy schemes
GOVERNMENT ministers are seeking views on ways communities can manage and generate their own energy. The consultation comes ahead of the UK’s first Community Energy Strategy, due to be published...
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04 Jun 2013
Rural bus services under threat
Rural bus services will be lost if government funding is cut in next month’s spending round, campaigners have warned. One in seven bus journeys would be lost by cutting the...
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