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07 Mar 2022
Work begins on multi million pound project to build affordable housing in Norfolk village
Norfolk Live reports that work has got underway on a £9.7 million project to build 73 new affordable homes near Norwich The development will be delivered by United Living New...
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07 Mar 2022
Boundary Commission for England will listen to public on proposed new map of constituencies at three hearings
Scarborough News reports that the Boundary Commission for England is inviting the public to attend its upcoming public hearings in Leeds, Hull, and Northallerton, as part of a consultation taking...
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01 Mar 2022
Men in rural communities least likely to seek support when struggling to cope, new Samaritans survey reveals
A new Samaritans survey has discovered that men in rural areas (43%) are less likely than men in urban areas (51%) to reach out for support or talk to someone...
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28 Feb 2022
Rural homes facing months without heating because of LPG gas shortage
The i news reports that rural households facing months without heating due to major delays in liquid gas deliveries have pleaded with the government to help restore affordable supplies Around...
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28 Feb 2022
Soaring rural rent prices force locals into living in a Airbnb
The BBC reports how a Cornish resident has been forced into living in an Airbnb due to soaring private rent prices As a Cornish painter and decorator, Heath Robinson spends...
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28 Feb 2022
UK’s farming policies contradictory, says NFU head
BBC reports that speaking at the National Farmers Union Conference on Tuesday, NFU president – Minette Batters, said farming was facing major issues in “an increasingly unstable world” She highlighted...
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28 Feb 2022
Covid tip of iceberg for farmer mental health, new research shows
Researchers from the University of Reading, the University of Exeter and Sheffield University found that while Covid-19 led to worsening mental health among farmers, those surveyed said that they were...
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28 Feb 2022
Households in Eden to see highest cost of energy rise in mainland England
The News and Star reports that homes in Eden could see the highest rise in energy costs in mainland England this year Figures from the Office for National Statistics have...
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28 Feb 2022
Councils ‘will have to cut key services to pay for UK storm damage’
The Guardian reports that councils will have to cut key services to pay for the “soul-destroying” damage caused by three unprecedented storms across the UK, local leaders have said Storms...
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21 Feb 2022
Keep It in the Community – a nationwide register of Assets of Community Value
Plunkett Foundation has re-launched Keep It in the Community (KIITC), with support from Locality and Power to Change. It is an online register of all Assets of Community Value (ACVs)...
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