Police to launch rural crime strategy
Police chiefs are to officially launch their first strategies aimed at addressing the challenges around rural communities and wildlife crime. The strategies – devised by the National Police Chiefs Council – were unanimously supported by all chief constables at a meeting in April. They will be officially launched at a special rural affairs summit on Wednesday (25 July). The strategies aim […]
Postcodes reveal rural broadband black spots
Britain’s fastest broadband speed is to be found in rural Lancashire – thanks to a community-built full-fibre network, suggests an analysis by the Financial Times. But the example is an anomaly, with most communities elsewhere severely lacking the broadband speeds seen as a benchmark for the ideal standard for future internet connections. Within Great Britain, […]
