Rural families will be worst hit by ‘tsunami’ of rising costs, Lib Dems warn
The Evening Standard reports that the Lib Dems have warned that families in rural communities are set to be hardest hit by a “tsunami” of soaring energy costs. The party says new research suggests those in rural areas living in fuel poverty will be £450 poorer than their urban counterparts when prices rise in October. […]
More than a million rural households handed energy price cut
The Telegraph reports that more than a million households stand to benefit from Liz Truss’s promise to provide support to homes that rely on heating oil. While homes that are connected to the national grid have benefitted from price caps by the energy regulator Ofgem, off-grid homes had so far been unprotected. About 1.5 million […]
New PM Liz Truss must ‘truly level-up’ the rural economy
Farming UK reports that the new prime minister, Liz Truss, must go further than any previous administration and ‘truly level-up’ the rural economy. The new government should include the rural economy at the ‘heart of government policy in these tough times’, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has said. There is an 18 percent […]
Plunkett Foundation launch the Rural Community Business Awards
To recognise and celebrate the community-businesses and their volunteers that go that extra mile to help their communities Plunkett Foundation is launching its annual Rural Community Business Awards. Across the UK a growing number of 800 community-owned businesses are creating resilient, thriving and inclusive rural towns and villages. Whether a shop, farm, bakery, woodland or […]
Norfolk pub opens community space in support of locals
The White Swan in Gressenhall, Norfolk, has opened a community space called The Stables to help support people living locally. An outbuilding has been refurbished to home the multifunctional space, which can be used as a community café, pop-up cinema, meeting room for local groups with the aim to serve takeaway food in the near […]
Applications open for Churchill Fellowships focussed on rural communities
Julia Weston, Chief Executive at The Churchill Fellowship writes: “We are very pleased to announce that on Tuesday 13 September we will open for applications for Churchill Fellowships in a range of topical themes, including rural communities. Churchill Fellows are funded to spend up to two months meeting the leading practitioners and innovators in their […]
Hinterland – 12 September 2022
This week – Cotswold DC leading the energy charge, an interesting debate about what seaside towns are for, some sub-regional navel gazing, and Doctor’s pensions… * * * Cotswold residents could get energy-efficient upgrades I think this is a good practical example of pragmatic, close to your constituents leadership. This article tells us: Residents in […]
