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18 Jul 2022
Heatwave advice from the RSN
After a week of high temperatures across the UK, the Met Office has issued a very rare amber warning for much of England In many parts of the Country temperatures...
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18 Jul 2022
Fuel Bank Heat Fund
A fund is now available for financially vulnerable households who live off the gas grid and rely on bulk fuel deliveries in order and to keep warm this winter The...
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18 Jul 2022
£200 million broadband investment in rural Cumbria
Westmorland Gazette reports that broadband provider, Fibrus, has revealed its plans for its roll out across Great Britain – starting with ‘underserved towns and villages’ in Cumbria In a staged...
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18 Jul 2022
North Yorkshire to receive £17 million boost to rural economy
ITV reports that over the next three years almost £17million pounds will be spent in North Yorkshire on improving broadband coverage and transport links in rural areas The funding has...
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11 Jul 2022
Rural Planning in the 2020s
Rural Planning in the 2020s is a report launched this month by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) It examines the challenges facing rural communities throughout the UK and in...
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11 Jul 2022
Rural Coalition take their message to Parliament
The Rural Coalition, a network of 13 national rural organisations who all subscribe to a vision for a living and working countryside in England, joined forces last week at a...
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11 Jul 2022
Reaching Rural Properties
The Yorkshire Post reports on a new report launched by Localis, an independent think tank, titled Reaching Rural Properties: Off Grid heating in the transition to net zero The article...
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11 Jul 2022
Dartmoor charity stopping service due to carer shortage
The BBC report a Devon charity that provides care to people in their own homes is stopping its service because it cannot find enough carers North East Dartmoor Care (NEDCare), based...
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11 Jul 2022
Review finds cause for concern in some parts of road fuel market
A review of competition in the road fuel market has found cause for concern in the growing gap between the price of crude oil when it enters refineries, and the...
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11 Jul 2022
NFSP calls for MP support over pay and conditions
The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) has urged its members to contact their MPs to address the mounting concerns of postmasters that the Post Office network is under threat of...
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