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CANDIDATES in this year's European elections are being urged to champion rural issues. The Countryside Alliance said it was writing to more than 500 British candidates who hope to become MEPs, asking them to champion four key rural...
MPs have again called on the government to give rural communities a fairer deal when funding public services. The rural communities debate was held in the House of Commons on Thursday (9 January). Stephen Gilbert (St Austell...
MASSIVE budget cuts threaten Defra's ability to respond to future emergencies, MPs have warned. Adequate responses to issues such as flooding, the delivery of financial support to farmers and even low low staff morale are all under threat...
CHANCELLOR George Osborne has admitted that Whitehall funding formulas give rural areas a raw deal. The way the government allocated funding had some "room for improvement," Mr Osborne admitted. The Chancellor was giving evidence to the MPs...
MORE than 25 MPs attended parliament to present petitions calling on the government to grant fairer funding for rural areas. The petitions were delivered on Monday, 4 November. MP Graham Stuart said rural residents earned less than...
MORE than 100 petitions calling for fairer rural funding have been presented by MPs to the government. The cross-party group of MPs formally presented petitions from 119 rural constituencies to the government on Monday (4 November). It...
THE government is asking how best to spend almost £20bn that will help shape the countryside over the next seven years. It said the future of farming, the rural economy and the natural environment in England would be...
THE campaign for fairer rural funding is being stepped up after the government dismissed any imbalance between urban and rural areas. In a response to a report by MPs, the government rejected claims that its funding formula was...
THE government has rejected claims that rural local authorities get a raw deal compared to urban areas. But it has acknowledged "inherent problems" producing figures at a national level for per-capita spending. It comes after MPs said...
MPs press the case for a fairer funding settlement for rural local authorities during a House of Commons debate. The backbench business debate took place at Westminster on Thursday, 10 October 2013. It was secured by Conservative...
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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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