Councils receive £11.5m for rural services
RURAL local authorities are to receive almost £10m to help them improve service delivery and work more effectively.
‘No decision about me, without me’?
Jessica Sellick looks at the changing face of healthcare and rural patient pathways. With cottage hospitals under threat, a shortage of doctors and dentists, lack of out of hour’s services and ‘save our surgeries’ petition against the withdrawal of the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee; (rural) healthcare may become more patchy and rationed. At the same […]
Extreme weather hits rural tourism
RURAL tourism businesses say extreme weather and flooding has led to a drop in enquiries.
Communities donate to flood victims
RURAL communities across the UK are being urged to donate to a fund to help flood-stricken families in Somerset.
