Plunkett publish Ripple Effect Report

Plunkett and the Coop have published their report entitled Ripple Effect: the social impact of the rural community business sector and the Plunkett Foundation The report has recently been updated in light of Covid-19 with fresh introductions and the stories of two inspiring community businesses, which show us that even in the midst of challenging […]

Midland rural businesses are innovating and exploring new markets

Business Live covers news that forward-thinking rural businesses in the Midlands are innovating and exploring new markets according to a new survey The data, from around 1,300 rural businesses, was collected by the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) Growth Hub, the Warwickshire Rural Hub and Warwickshire County Council. The results of the survey […]

Hinterland – 20 July 2020

In Hinterland this week, the common refrain of a need for the relaxation of planning regulations, rural England to be hit worst by the axing of Huawei, local democracy over- ruled in terms of planning and the threat of national intervention if local authorities get the policy on local lockdowns wrong, carbon benefit ebbing away […]