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23 Aug 2021
Rural districts house prices rising five times faster than London
Yorkshire Live reports that city buyers looking for homes in rural areas may be responsible for the 29.4% rise in Yorkshire house prices over the last year Across the UK,...
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23 Aug 2021
End of the landline will hit rural communities hardest
The Farmers Guardian reports that despite the announcement that from 2025 all households and businesses will need the internet to make calls, many countryside communities are still struggling for mobile...
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23 Aug 2021
New £1.6m funding pot to help Stafford Borough businesses prosper
A £1.6 million pound growth fund for businesses across Stafford Borough has been launched Local businesses, and those looking to start, will be able to get a grant of up...
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23 Aug 2021
Avon and Somerset Police deploy new drone to fight rural crime
The BBC reports how Avon and Somerset Police have unveiled a special drone it says will be a “gamechanger” in efforts to tackle rural crime Avon and Somerset Police said the drone...
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23 Aug 2021
Charity fears people maybe unaware of countryside threat
Stourbridge News reports that residents who may be affected by new housing developments proposed in the Black Country Plan may not be aware of the threat to their countryside The...
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23 Aug 2021
Rural residents struggling with their internet connection urged to apply for funding
The Rhyl, Prestatyn and Abergele Journal reports that Denbighshire residents and businesses are being urged to apply for funds to help improve their internet connection The UK and Welsh governments...
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23 Aug 2021
Urgent and Rural Medicine
Upskill and strengthen your medical team with our range of postgraduate and professional courses The School of Medicine and its National Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine, offer programmes to...
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23 Aug 2021
The chain of survival saves lives. Is it time to add another link?
By Martin Fagan, National Secretary, The Community Heartbeat Trust charity The key for saving lives, as amply demonstrated by the saving of Christian Eriksen at the Euro’s, was the application...
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16 Aug 2021
Booking information for the National Rural Conference 2021
BOOKINGS CLOSED The theme for this year’s conference is Levelling Up to Revitalise Rural and it will feature a selection of expert speakers. Our conference is aimed at Senior Members...
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16 Aug 2021
Rural Lens of Build Back Better High Streets
The Government’s recently launched Build Back Better High Streets strategy sets out the government’s long term plan to support the evolution of high streets into thriving places to work, visit...
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