How can we get the measure of rural fuel poverty?
This blog has been written by Jessia Sellick, of Rose Regeneration. What is fuel poverty? In general, it relates to households that have to spend a high proportion of their household income to keep their home at a reasonable temperature. This Review, commissioned in 2011, highlighted three key ways in which fuel poverty is a […]
Mental Health & Wellbeing Plan Discussion Paper
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan Discussion Paper was published last week by the Department of Health and Social Care
Fuel theft warning for farmers as prices soar
Farmers with diesel and oil storage tanks are being warned to check their security amidst increased fears that thieves could target them
Newcastle University set to host event to help develop rural communities
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise is holding a session titled ‘Community visioning in rural areas: Sharing best practice’ at the Cheviot Centre later this month, after a successful session last month in Hexham
More than 10,000 homes affected by halt on development
More than 10,000 homes in Norfolk could have planning permission delayed due to measures introduced to keep the county’s waterways clean
Go-Ahead launches low fares pilot for buses across Cornwall
Go-Ahead customers in Cornwall can now benefit from up to 40 per cent reduced bus fares for a four-year period, as the Government-backed pilot ‘Make Big Savings By Bus’, measures the significance of lower fares in stimulating bus usage across the county to persuade motorists to leave their private cars at home
Anger over ‘shortfall’ in government funds to replace EU support for disadvantaged regions
The government fund designed to replace EU grants lost due to Brexit has been blasted as “catastrophic” amid claims that it will cut support for disadvantaged areas by more than 40 per cent over the coming three years
Fears raised about Cumbria’s ‘creaking’ infrastructure amid housing boom
The Campaign to Protect Rural England has warned new planning reforms, designed to support a 340,000 new homes per year target, could cost the Conservatives at the ballot box
