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04 Oct 2021
Labour Promises Rural Ministers for Every Government Department
Farmers Weekly reports that the Labour Party will create a minister for rural affairs in every Government department in attempt to pinch Conservative voters in the countryside The pledge was...
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04 Oct 2021
A good news story from rural Somerset
Stoke St Gregory, with a population of only 942 is celebrating a positive village success story, worthy of an award The village was in danger of losing its remaining Shop...
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27 Sep 2021
UK Rent Prices Are Rising Four Times Faster in the Countryside Than in Cities
Vice reports that rural rent prices in the UK are rising four times faster than in cities, intensifying a countryside housing emergency that is hitting young, marginalised and disadvantaged people...
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27 Sep 2021
UK petrol stations are being affected by lorry driver crisis
i News reports that fuel supply issues have resulted in service stations temporarily closing sites across Britain Sites with high demand, such as service stations on motorways, will be prioritised...
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27 Sep 2021
Renewable liquid fuels can deliver a low carbon future for rural households
PoliticsHome reports how renewable liquid fuels offer an affordable way to help consumers in rural areas decarbonise on the pathway to net zero Housing and heating are one of the...
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27 Sep 2021
Hospitality boost on offer as part of Stafford Borough £1.6m business funding
Businesses in the leisure sector looking to grow in 2022 could be entitled to grants of up to £5,000 Stafford Borough Council has launched the scheme to help those eligible...
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27 Sep 2021
ADTRAN helps Alncom bring Project Gigabit to rural England
Telecom TV reports that broadband provider Alncom is leveraging the ADTRAN Total Access 5000 fibre access platform to deliver Gigabit-ready broadband services to rural regions in the UK and bridge...
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27 Sep 2021
Welsh farm subsidy changes delayed again to 2025
BBC News reports that a new Sustainable Farming Scheme will be rolled out from January 2025, rewarding efforts to protect and enhance Wales’ rural and agricultural economies How farmers get...
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27 Sep 2021
Dame Prue Leith DBE Joins the Plunkett Foundation in Celebrating the UK’s Best Rural Community Businesses
To celebrate the UK’s finest examples of community-owned businesses and their amazing contribution to the communities they serve Plunkett Foundation, supported by Dame Prue Leith DBE, has launched its annual...
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20 Sep 2021
Government is putting net zero at risk by ignoring rural areas, say county councils
The Independent reports that emissions are falling faster in cities rather than rural areas. CO2 emissions in London and other large cities in England fell by 39% between 2005 and...
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