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22 Feb 2021
£200 million rail upgrade to connect North Wales and North West of England
The Leader Live has reported that a new £200 million rail upgrade ‘super-hub’ at Chester linking North Wales and the North West of England could power a pandemic bounce-back boom...
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22 Feb 2021
The Government’s ‘relentless push for development’ is ‘destroying rural England’
Ros Coward, Professor Emerita of Journalism at Roehampton University, has written in the Guardian this week that local action groups are protesting to save stretches of the countryside from destruction,...
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22 Feb 2021
Chancellor must do more to tackle rampant rural disadvantage, campaigners urge
New economic research reveals government spending per person on public infrastructure is 44% higher for urban areas than it is for rural areas. Rural Services Network, Britain’s Leading Edge, CPRE,...
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15 Feb 2021
What impact has Covid19 had on rural communities?
With the Rural Services Network about to publish a new report on 1st March on how the countryside economies can be revitalised (Revitalising Rural: Realising the Vision) our Chief Executive...
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15 Feb 2021
First phase of Shared Rural Network set to bring £187m boost to UK rural businesses
Computer Weekly has reported on predictions that the first phase of the new £1 billion Shared Rural Network (SRN) could increase the turnover for rural businesses by £187.7 million per...
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15 Feb 2021
Government must consider ‘legal options’ on drainage, MPs say
Transport trade publication Transport Network has published findings from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee A report published this week accuses the Government of lacking clear flood-resilience targets,...
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15 Feb 2021
5G and Health – Check the Facts
Following extensive research with UK key target public sectors, Mobile UK have found that while only a very small minority are against 5G, a significant number of those surveyed were...
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15 Feb 2021
SpaceX satellites could transform UK rural businesses
Farming UK has reported that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has begun testing its Starlink broadband service in the English countryside, as part of plans to ‘blanket’ Earth with high-speed broadband coverage...
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15 Feb 2021
Workplace and home charging schemes get £50m boost
Publications including Fleet News have covered news that changes to the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) could mean that small accommodation businesses, such as B&Bs could benefit from the funding, helping...
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15 Feb 2021
Exit pay cap revoked
The Municipal Journal has reported on the Government reversal of its decision to impose a £95,000 cap on exit payments on public sector authorities, admitting the controversial policy has had...
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