Rural Younger People
18 Oct 2021
Schools in rural areas receive gigabit broadband boost
The Evening Standard reports that more than a thousand schools in rural areas have been hooked up to hyperfast gigabit broadband The investment boost from the Government is designed to...
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04 Oct 2021
Young and Low Paid Face Being Priced Out of Rural Areas
The BBC reports that the Office of National Statistics revealed that house prices rose up to three times faster in some rural areas compared to the national average in July...
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06 Sep 2021
Bulk of affordable homes will be for buyers not renters
The Independent reports, the housing secretary’s, Robert Jenrick, announcement that the majority of the Government’s new £8.6bn “affordable homes programme” will be directed at helping homebuyers rather than renters Out...
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31 Aug 2021
Rural areas hardest hit by youth work cuts, NYA warns
Cuts to youth work services in rural areas have left young people at risk of grooming from criminal gangs, poor mental health and a lack of employment support, according to...
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12 Jul 2021
Schools Funding Consultation
The Department for Education opened a consultation on 8th July exploring School Funding with the Government claiming it will be made simpler, fairer and more transparent as the Government ‘levels...
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12 Jul 2021
Rural Commission sets out radical actions for rural North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire’s Rural Commission, the first of its kind nationally, has set far-reaching recommendations in a report published last week by North Yorkshire Council The report calls for the levelling...
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21 Jun 2021
UK ‘heading towards digital skills shortage disaster’
The UK is heading towards a “catastrophic” digital skills shortage “disaster”, a think tank has warned The Learning & Work Institute says the number of young people taking IT subjects...
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21 Jun 2021
Covid: ‘It took me almost all day to get my coronavirus vaccine’
The BBC reports how under-40s advised against having the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine are having to travel to mass vaccination centres to receive their vaccinations, something that is particularly difficult for...
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21 Jun 2021
Rural house prices in England and Wales rise twice as fast as in cities
Rural house prices in England and Wales are increasing twice as fast as in cities, triggering a fresh affordability crisis for young people, with hotspots flaring up across the country...
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21 Jun 2021
Young people in the UK’s rural hotspots feel priced out
The BBC reports on how the ongoing narrative we heard over the course of the pandemic was how remote working was leading people to give up city life in favour...
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