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18 Jan 2021
Starlink launches satellite internet in rural UK
Telecommunications news website Light Reading has reported that Ofcom has approved Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband satellite network for a licence to install user terminals in Britain Starlink, which consists of...
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18 Jan 2021
5,500 public sector organisations will gain access to local data
Open Access Government has reported that over 5,500 public sector organisations now have access to Ordnance Survey information, as part of the Geospatial Commission’s Public Sector Geospatial Agreement The Ordnance...
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11 Jan 2021
Ultra-fast broadband for rural areas has been abandoned, MPs warn
Newspapers, including The Times, the Financial Times and The Guardian, have reported that rural areas could be locked out of having cutting-edge gigabit broadband for years because of a litany...
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11 Jan 2021
PM urged to provide more devices and connections for pupils’ remote learning
Local paper Hereford Times has reported on calls for Boris Johnson to take urgent action to help pupils lacking the devices or connections needed to learn at home as schools...
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11 Jan 2021
Jenrick announces delayed £830m high street investment
The Municipal Journal has reported on the Government’s announcement that 72 areas will benefit from significant funding as part of the effort to help high streets recover from the impact...
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11 Jan 2021
Rural fly-tipping issue raised amid UK’s new lockdown
Farming UK has reported that awareness is being raised over the continued blight of fly-tipping in rural areas as the UK entered its third lockdown last week With a new...
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11 Jan 2021
Army will fly vaccines to remote rural areas stranded by flooding to keep rollout on track
Newspapers, including The Sun and The Telegraph, have reported that specialist teams from the Armed Forces are on stand-by to fly COVID-19 vaccines to remote rural areas of the country...
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04 Jan 2021
RSN urge rural authorities to respond to the consultation
The Government announced the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement on 17th December 2020 This sets out the funding that Local Authorities will receive for the period 2021-2022. The Rural Services...
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04 Jan 2021
New report into barriers to take up of gigabit-capable broadband
The Gigabit Take Up Advisory Group has issued an Interim Report which, following a call for evidence, identifies factors that may inhibit consumers and businesses from adopting gigabit-capable broadband This...
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04 Jan 2021
Parents and teachers face ‘confusing picture’ over school closures
ITV has reported on the new plans set out by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson MP (Con) for the start of the school term in England, amid rising pressures over the...
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