Rural Communities
27 Oct 2025
Exploring Digital Health Solutions For Rural Communities
Digital tools and technologies have the potential to make access to health and care services easier and improve engagement and outcomes for patients. However, ongoing gaps in digital connectivity, skills...
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27 Oct 2025
Petition Seeks Continued Support for Neighbourhood Plans
A petition has been launched urging the Government to continue funding for community-led Neighbourhood Plans, which enable towns, parishes and local groups to shape development in their areas. The petition,...
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23 Oct 2025
Launching Our Lancashire Village Agents Service
Community Futures is excited to announce the launch of our Lancashire Village Agents Service, which began on Monday 13th October 2025 across four rural communities in Lancashire. Funded by Lancashire...
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23 Oct 2025
Delivering Essential Support to Rural Communities This Winter
As winter approaches, rural communities face unique challenges: rising energy costs, limited access to shops, and the pressures of keeping households warm and fed. Evouchers help local authorities, schools, charities,...
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23 Oct 2025
Charities Join Forces to Bridge the Digital Divide in Devon
A partnership between two Devon charities, Devon Communities Together and Wellmoor, has launched a new initiative to offer free support to people in Devon’s rural and coastal communities with everyday...
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20 Oct 2025
Funding Boost To Help Village Pubs Serve Communities
Rural pubs to receive funding to help broaden their services As part of the Plan for Change, projects include community cafes, village stores and play areas For every £1 invested...
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20 Oct 2025
Communities Take The Lead In Tackling Rural NHS Recruitment Challenges
A new study funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has explored how remote and rural communities are taking practical steps to attract and retain healthcare...
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13 Oct 2025
Community At The Heart Of New Plunkett UK Partnership
Community business charity Plunkett UK is delighted to announce a new three-year strategic partnership with the country’s largest homebuilder, Barratt Redrow. The partnership between the two organisations is founded on...
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13 Oct 2025
Understanding How Rural Communities Experience Flooding
New doctoral research is shedding light on how rural communities experience and respond to flooding and why their needs often differ from those of larger towns and cities. Dr Dan...
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06 Oct 2025
Labour Party Conference – The View from Rural
7 hours… that’s how long it took our Chief Executive Kerry Booth to get to the Labour Party Conference last week on the train, from rural Devon to bustling Liverpool,...
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