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20 Sep 2021
Lord Deben says street lights not needed in rural areas
The BBC reports that Lord Deben – chair of the Climate Change Committee – expressed to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee that urbanising rural areas is largely antagonistic...
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20 Sep 2021
Cabinet reshuffle sparks rural planning law debate
Farmers Weekly reports that following the removal of Robert Jenrick MP from his role as Housing Secretary during last week’s Cabinet Reshuffle, speculations have appeared on whether the housebuilding programme,...
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20 Sep 2021
CityFibre raises £1.125bn to expand UK fibre rollout
Capacity Media reports that UK-based infrastructure company CityFibre has raised a total of £1.125 billion with the help of two new investors, Mubadala Investment Co and Interogo Holding, through extending...
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20 Sep 2021
England to be first country to require new homes to include EV chargers
The Business Standard reports that the British government will later this year introduce legislation that will require all newly built homes and offices to feature electric vehicle chargers, making England...
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20 Sep 2021
“Levelling Up” must benefit the whole country
The Levelling Up Taskforce’s Selaine Saxby MP, Member of Parliament for North Devon, writes in the Levelling Up News (17 September 2021), ‘View of the Week’, how levelling up must...
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16 Sep 2021
The RSN and the CCN launch Social Care Reform Report
Social care reforms will protect more individuals from large care costs but will not improve access to care and could make local care markets ‘unsustainable’, report warns Thursday, September 16,...
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16 Sep 2021
New Agriculture & Land Use Alliance launches Countryside COP
The new Agriculture & Land Use Alliance (ALA) will host the first ever Countryside COP event to showcase and inspire net zero activity in rural communities and agri-food supply chains...
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15 Sep 2021
Norfolk pub opens community café to help local residents
The Locks Inn in Geldeston, Norfolk has opened a new community café area to help create a social hub for local residents A warm welcome will be given at the...
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14 Sep 2021
NICRE explores contribution of rural enterprise to Levelling Up
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) is leading the rural economy session alongside supporting the National Rural Conference 2021 The session on Tuesday 14 September will explore the...
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14 Sep 2021
A message from NFU President – Minette Batters
The government’s commitment to levelling up is incredibly important, and timely Minette Batters, NFU President The countryside and rural communities are a key part of British life – literally fuelling...
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