Rural Vulnerability
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices.
20 Dec 2021
Rival banks join forces to protect future of cash
The BBC reports more shared banking hubs will open in UK towns and villages as banks continue to close a swathe of branches Major banks have signed a new voluntary...
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20 Dec 2021
Why power cuts left people unable to phone for help
The BBC detail how power cuts caused by Storm Arwen have highlighted a potentially lethal problem in the home phone network’s digital transformation. Traditional landlines are being phased out in...
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20 Dec 2021
Rural businesses and farms affected by Storm Arwen are being urged to claim compensation
Cumbria Crack reports that the CLA, which represents 28,000 rural businesses and farms in England and Wales, has urged those affected by the storm to claim compensation under ‘force majeure’...
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20 Dec 2021
EE to upgrade 4G in more than 2,000 rural UK areas by 2024
Computer Weekly reports UK mobile operator EE plans to upgrade its 4G infrastructure in more than 2,000 areas by June 2024 as part of the UK Government’s Shared Rural Network...
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20 Dec 2021
YorBus rural transport scheme now has 450 users
Darlington and Stockton Times reports that the organisers of pioneering rural transport YorBus, trialling one of the country’s first on demand services, announced that there are now more than 450...
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13 Dec 2021
Tackling Loneliness with Transport Fund: open for Expressions of Interest
The Tackling Loneliness Team at the Department for Transport (DfT) have announced that the Tackling Loneliness with Transport fund is now open for Expressions of Interest DfT have received £5.8...
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13 Dec 2021
Rural England left behind in Storm Arwen response
AgriLand reports on claims from the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) that rural England has been left behind in the Government’s “poor response” to Storm Arwen The CLA, which...
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06 Dec 2021
Drug strategy to tackle 300,000 problem users, says PM
An article published by the BBC details how the government will aim to provide rehab for 300,000 drug users who carry out half of all thefts, robberies and burglaries The...
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06 Dec 2021
Rural retirees ‘can end up in unsuitable, unsafe homes’
The Telegraph reports on warnings from The Social Market Foundation think tank that elderly people can end up in oversized or unsafe homes if they retire to the countryside Scott...
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06 Dec 2021
Cyclist deaths soar on rural roads in England
The BBC also reports that coronavirus lockdowns have created a cycling boom in England, with record numbers of people out on their bikes to get exercise and fresh air However,...
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