New threat to countryside services
PUBLIC services face the axe under government plans to increase the penalty which sees rural residents pay more yet receive less in return.
Countryside Services Face Axe As Government Increases Rural Penalty

Rural local authorities have reacted with disbelief to the Government’s latest funding consultation which moves considerable resources to urban areas in London and the south east of England.
Commissioners put spotlight on rural crime
RURAL crime is set to be more intensely targeted following a national conference in Leicestershire.