Concerns raised regarding Social Care costs
The Nuffield Trust Deputy Director of Policy Natasha Curry commented last week ahead of the vote to the amendment to the Care Act 2014
MPs launch inquiry into hidden rural mental health issues
Politics.co.uk reports how MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee are set to embark on a wide-ranging inquiry into rural mental health Farming and other agriculture-related professions are known to face particular mental health challenges, with higher-than-average rates of depression and suicide. Improving the overall quality of mental health provision has been […]
RSP Member – CCS
CCS is a leading local charity that works in the heart of Somerset’s communities to inspire and enable positive change. Through our wide network of passionate local experts and our diverse projects, consultancy and funding, we bring the right people and services together to improve the lives of individuals, building community capacity and support amongst emerging and existing enterprises right across the county – helping Somerset to thrive.
Plan for car chargers in all new homes in England ‘will make access exclusive’
The prime minister’s plan to mandate electric car chargers across all new homes in England from next year risks making access to charge points “exclusive”, leaving behind motorists from poorer and rural areas
Vodafone is building self-powering phone masts to improve rural coverage
Vodafone’s self-powered phone masts will help the operator achieve net zero in the UK by 2027 and reduce the cost and complexity of deploying mobile infrastructure in the most remote parts of the UK
UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association launches winter campaign
The News and Star reports that The UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) has launched its 2021 Get Winter Ready campaign to encourage rural homeowners across to prepare for the winter months The UKIFDA is encouraging all rural households to buy their heating early before any harsh weather arrives and when demand is low, […]
Campaigners call for better mental health services for rural communities
Campaigners are calling for more mental health support for people living in rural communities amid higher-than-average rates of depression and suicide remote areas
Hinterland – 29 November 2021
The weather tells me it is definitely beginning to feel like Christmas – 3 and a bit weeks out from it! In Hinterland this week – brownfield land exhortations, sewage in the sea (there must be a prosaic link there), rural mental health, CofE on farming, National Trust on hunting and the new version of […]
