A National Bus Strategy?
The Times reports on how bus companies are abandoning the £150 million Transport for the North integrated travel scheme, intended to allow passengers to use the same contactless bank card for journeys on buses, trains and trams, with a fixed cap on charges. The programme, which was intended to give people access to cheap public […]
Nearly half of operator’s rural trains late
Nearly half of Greater Anglia’s rural trains failed to arrive on time during the Christmas period, reports the BBC. According to the operator’s statistics that nearly 55% of services did not arrive at the station within 59 seconds of schedule last month. Figures showed that the number of rural services arriving within 59 seconds of […]
UK Government must prioritise rural broadband and mobile coverage, says NFU
The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) has called for the Government to prioritise rural connectivity as survey results indicate that more than four in 10 farmers don’t have enough broadband to conduct their businesses effectively, according to The Poultry Site. The survey revealed that 15% of respondents have no indoor signal, 30% have download speeds of […]
BT boss warns Boris Johnson over rural threat to broadband pledge
The chief executive of BT has warned Boris Johnson that his election pledge of a broadband upgrade for the whole country will be impossible to deliver unless competition rules are clarified. Philip Jansen proposed a ‘single rural network’ scheme which would allow broadband competitors to avoid overlapping each other in the 20% to 30% of […]
Unlocking the creative and cultural potential of rural England
Unlocking the creative and cultural potential of rural England – 11th February 2020 – Cambridge In partnership with Arts Council England, the LGA is delighted to offer this chance to discuss how culture contributes to successful rural communities. Through support for tourism and creative industries in our rural areas culture can drive rural prosperity, and […]
