New funding for community organisers
THE government has unveiled a £500,000 fund to help community organisers mobilise residents into action.
Essex digs ultrafast rural broadband
WORK has started on the first ultrafast rural broadband network in Essex.
Can we save rural churches from closure?
Are rural communities ready and able to stop rural churches from closing? Jessica Sellick investigates. In recent weeks, media coverage has described rural clergy as ‘close to drowning’ under the pressure of maintaining medieval buildings with dwindling congregations. With the Church of England carrying out a series of reviews and consultations as part of its […]