Rural Business
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09 Dec 2013
Rural hubs could create more jobs
More rural jobs could be created by extending a network of enterprise hubs across the countryside, suggests a report. The North East Rural Growth Network Programme is one of five...
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05 Dec 2013
Last chance for rural business grants
BUSINESSES across Devon and Somerset are being urged to submit rural grant applications before a deadline early next month. Over £600,000 has already been allocated from the £1m Heart of...
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06 Oct 2013
Libraries become rural business schools
RURAL women are among those targeted by a £450,000 library scheme to help local people get started in business. The scheme was unveiled by the Department for Communities and Local...
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29 Sep 2013
Ambitious rural strategy unveiled
AN ambitious rural development strategy aims to boost the economy and service delivery across Norfolk. The strategy focuses on how rural areas can develop so the economy continues to grow,...
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22 Sep 2013
Rural economy is ‘starting to recover’
RURAL businesses are more confident and optimistic than they were three months ago, suggest the latest figures. While not out of the woods, figures from the Rural Economy Index for...
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26 Aug 2013
Pledge follows rural hub closure
LOCAL businesses and communities will still receive the backing they need – despite the closure of Staffordshire’s Rural Hub, says the county council. Rural communities and business played an invaluable...
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16 Jul 2013
Growth fund provides Sussex jobs boost
HUNDREDS of jobs will be created in East Sussex after the county received a multi-million pound funding boost. East Sussex County Council, in partnership with the Let’s Do Business Group,...
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24 Jun 2013
Supermarkets ‘failing rural economy’
BRITAIN’S big supermarket chains are failing to support the countryside and wider rural economy, claims a report. The study – by the Campaign to Protect Rural England – asked the...
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19 Jun 2013
Planning change could be ‘rural boost’
RURAL businesses looking for ways to create long-term income streams could benefit from changes to planning rules, says specialist lender AMC. Changes to planning laws announced by communities secretary Eric...
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27 May 2013
Funding for Wiltshire rural business
BUSINESSES across Wiltshire and Swindon can bid for funding through a rural grants scheme. The rural economy grants scheme, run by Wiltshire Council, is open for applications and runs until...
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