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Future of Rural Areas
How we pay for goods and services, and how we access cash are changing rapidly with rural consequences, finds Brian Wilson. The continuing closure of bank branches, along with recent evidence about the loss of cash machines (ATMs), is...
The Green Dragon at Market Lavington in Wiltshire launched a free-to-use digital hub yesterday with support from rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub. To mark the launch of the scheme, Helen Bradley and Ruth Hill from...
Speaking at a Labour fringe event at conference last week, Plymouth MP and Shadow Minister for Flooding and Coastal Communities Luke Pollard warned about the danger of assuming that urban areas are worst hit by austerity and believing that Conservatives...
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Rebecca Long-Bailey MP was interviewed by the Eastern Daily Press during the Labour Party Conference about plans to protect rural bank branches. She said a Labour Government would hand...
The Guardian and several trade outlets reported on the appointment of David Rutley MP as a junior minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The Government confirmed that Rutley’s brief covers the Department’s preparedness for...
Blewbury in Oxfordshire, a small village with a population of just 1,581, has launched its own app to allow residents to share updates, comments and message each other. Matt Phillips, a Blewbury local, worked with the media company Disciple...
Some of the hardest to reach homes and businesses in Herefordshire are set to benefit from faster broadband thanks to an innovative new approach. Herefordshire Council’s broadband initiative, Fastershire has secured funding to provide superfast broadband access for some...
The Government has announced £6 million for the Coastal Communities Fund to encourage growth and create jobs in British coastal regions. 16 projects have been selected for immediate funding, a decision that is estimated to create 1,100 jobs. The...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released a video to explain the benefits of post-Brexit farming using images from Slovenian and German farms, according to The Times and Farmers Weekly. In what was intended to...
The BBC and the Guardian report that the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) has begun asking ambulances to stop for second emergencies. A spokesperson for the service, which serves six million people across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk...
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Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural areas is more expensive.
Economic growth is widely acknowledged as essential for national wealth and prosperity and is a priority for political parties. Rural economies, employing millions and home to a higher proportion of small businesses, have potential for growth if barriers are removed.
Rural residents face distinct healthcare challenges, including limited access to transport, longer distances to medical facilities, an aging demographic, housing inadequacies, digital connectivity gaps, and difficulties recruiting health and care workers.
Rural communities are grappling with a severe affordable housing crisis, marked by high house prices, a lack of affordable housing, elevated living costs, and lower incomes, threatening their sustainability and vitality.
Transport is vital for the quality of life and economic health of rural areas, yet it faces challenges such as infrequent public bus services and less Government funding compared to urban regions.
Rural areas, encompassing a substantial portion of England's population and land, play a pivotal role in combating climate change and achieving the net zero target.
In an increasingly digital world, the lack of robust digital infrastructure in rural areas severely limits access to crucial services and stifles economic growth.
A future-focused vision for rural communities involves not just building the right homes in the right places but also ensuring thriving, sustainable communities.
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