Rural Business
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18 Jan 2021
5,500 public sector organisations will gain access to local data
Open Access Government has reported that over 5,500 public sector organisations now have access to Ordnance Survey information, as part of the Geospatial Commission’s Public Sector Geospatial Agreement The Ordnance...
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23 Nov 2020
Royal Mail study finds robust growth in new UK businesses amid COVID-19 lockdowns
eCommerce trade publications eSellerCafe and Apex Insight have reported on research published by Royal Mail which found a seven per cent increase in companies being incorporated during the lockdown period...
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12 Oct 2020
New COVID-19 rules could hit jobs in rural areas
The Press & Journal report how the short-term Covid-19 restrictions that have recently come into force could have long-term impacts on rural areas, including job losses and businesses becoming unviable...
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28 Sep 2020
Rural firms face ‘exceptional challenges’ despite Winter Economy Plan
Farming UK has covered reports that rural businesses still face ‘exceptional challenges’ despite the Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan announced last week Further to his announcement that the Autumn Budget will...
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28 Sep 2020
Get your business back on its feet – an offer!
We know that many of our members are small business owners and the ongoing crisis is likely to be hitting you hard To offer you support we’ve partnered with Be the...
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24 Aug 2020
The Green Man pub opens a village shop as it bounces back from Covid
The Green Man in Scamblesby near Louth has opened a permanent village shop – with support from rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub – providing new employment for two...
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20 Jul 2020
Midland rural businesses are innovating and exploring new markets
Business Live covers news that forward-thinking rural businesses in the Midlands are innovating and exploring new markets according to a new survey The data, from around 1,300 rural businesses, was...
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29 Jun 2020
VAT payment holiday ends 30th June, rural firms reminded
Farming UK reports that rural businesses are being reminded that the VAT payment holiday – which ran from 21st March because of the COVID-19 crisis – ends on 30th June...
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22 Jun 2020
New £8 million fund to help grow rural businesses in Northumberland
Business Live and the Northumberland Gazette report that an £8 million business support scheme has been set up to help companies in some rural parts of the north east of...
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15 Jun 2020
The Mirror’s ‘Shop for Britain’ campaign to help save the High Street
The Daily Mirror has launched a ‘Shop for Britain’ campaign urging people to make a conscious decision about where they shop, and what they buy, to help businesses across Britain...
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