Rural Business
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27 Jan 2020
Kent County Council in push for last chance to secure rural funds
KentOnline are reminding readers that there is still time to tap into a council multi-million pound funding pot before it is wound down. Kent County Council’s Leader Programme will close...
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20 Jan 2020
BT boss warns Boris Johnson over rural threat to broadband pledge
The chief executive of BT has warned Boris Johnson that his election pledge of a broadband upgrade for the whole country will be impossible to deliver unless competition rules are...
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06 Jan 2020
£1m Funding Boost For South Yorkshire Flood Relief
The Telegraph and other papers covered the Government’s announcement that it would match the funds raised by the South Yorkshire Flood Disaster Relief Appeal Fund up to the value of...
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16 Dec 2019
Rural businesses hope election result will put an end to uncertainty
Regional paper the Shropshire Star reports that business owners are hoping the Conservative majority in Parliament will put an end to the uncertainty ‘that has plagued many businesses’ and ‘impacted...
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09 Dec 2019
Support for small businesses
The Independent reports on Labour’s announcement last week to establish a network of business advisers in Post Office branches to help small firms access support and finance A Post Office...
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18 Nov 2019
New research project – Engaging Rural Micros
Are you a rural micro business or sole trader? Are you interested in shaping the future of business support? Then the Engaging Rural Micros project wants to work with you!...
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30 Sep 2019
A quarter of rural businesses could be bankrupted by no-deal
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has warned that one in four rural businesses could be facing bankruptcy in a no-deal Brexit situation, as reported by the Guardian. In...
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13 May 2019
Rural economies being ignored
The Chair of the Lords Rural Economy Committee Lord Foster argues on the website PoliticsHome.com that successive governments have ignored rural communities, in particular in terms of business needs. He...
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07 May 2019
The importance of rural connectivity
Writing in LocalGov.co.uk this week, TrueSpeed Communications CEO Evan Wienburg argues for the importance of robust digital connectivity. He notes that while ‘we’re living in a golden age for young...
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25 Mar 2019
Rural businesses close as they struggle to find staff
The Yorkshire Post reports on comments made by Susan Briggs, director of The Tourism Network, in which she said Brexit, a lack of public transport, a shortage of trained staff...
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