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Yorkshire Regional Seminar - Change of date

Due to the General Election, the Yorkshire & Humber regional seminar has been postponed from 9th Dec to Wed 15th January at North Yorkshire County Council.  Invitations to follow!

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‘Politicians should get the bus,’ say passengers
02.12.2019

‘Politicians should get the bus,’ say passengers

Politicians should be getting the bus to see the kind of issues people are facing, passengers have said in the midst of a general election campaign, according to the BBC Dawn Winward, a carer from Middlesbrough, has said that...

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Calling last orders for loneliness
11.11.2019

Calling last orders for loneliness

Pub is The Hub has launched  Join Inn – Last Orders for Loneliness  to combat loneliness and isolation through services and activities provided by pubs in a £100,000 two-year pilot programme that is being funded by HEINEKEN UK. The...

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Government announces plans to tackle GP crisis in rural areas
11.11.2019

Government announces plans to tackle GP crisis in rural areas

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Matt Hancock (Health Secretary) acknowledged rising public concern about GP accessibility – and said he had sometimes struggled to get an appointment himself in the past. The Tories have therefore promised to...

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Britain ‘growing apart’ as young people leave rural areas
28.10.2019

Britain ‘growing apart’ as young people leave rural areas

The Sun reports that areas of the UK are ‘ageing twice as fast as others’ as young people leave rural and coastal communities to find work in urban locations A report released by the think tank Resolution Foundation found...

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Hop on board the Hope Valley Explorer
17.10.2019

Hop on board the Hope Valley Explorer

Against the trend of reducing rural bus services, a new seasonal bus tour service in the Hope Valley was launched by the Peak District National Park Authority in July 2019. The Hope Valley Explorer aims to...

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Post office closures are destroying communities
14.10.2019

Post office closures are destroying communities

An article published in the Yorkshire Post argues the importance of post offices to rural communities. It notes that post offices often support other small shops that have sprung up around them and is a ‘life-force for many fragile...

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Barclays halts branch closures for two years
14.10.2019

Barclays halts branch closures for two years

ITV News reports that Barclays bank has pledged not to close bank branches in remote areas, or where the bank is the last in the area for two years. Barclays said the freeze on closure will protect more than 100...

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Rural crime in Britain hits seven-year high
12.08.2019

Rural crime in Britain hits seven-year high

Several publications, including the Guardian, cover a report released by the insurer NFU Mutual on rural crime The annual report details that rural crime has hit a seven-year high, costing the UK £50 million in 2018, up 12 per...

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Post Office workers pay rates to be reviewed to stop branch closures
17.06.2019

Post Office workers pay rates to be reviewed to stop branch closures

Post Office workers could be set for a pay rise after ministers agreed to review their wage rates in order to try to halt branch closures Many postmasters have warned that years of pay cuts have wiped out their profits,...

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Rural surgery pioneers social prescribing
17.06.2019

Rural surgery pioneers social prescribing

ITV covers the story of a rural medical centre in Lancashire that aims to turn patients away from pills and towards pastimes like dominoes, draughts and dancing Social prescribing involves helping patients improve their health and wellbeing by encouraging...

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