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04 Aug 2020
Rural crime rises to £54 million as criminal gangs target farm machinery and livestock
* All figured used below are provided by NFU Mutual Cost of rural crime at eight year high – up almost 9% in just 12 months Coronavirus effect sees livestock rustling...
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03 Aug 2020
Care homes ‘thrown to the wolves’
first magazine produced by the LGA are detailing how care homes have been badly handled regarding the Coronavirus pandamic: The decision to discharge around 25,000 patients from NHS hospitals into...
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03 Aug 2020
How well are post offices delivering cash and banking services?
Below is a recently released report written by Citizens Advice: Despite a huge increase in cashless spending and rising online banking, 14% of consumers and 20% of small businesses still use...
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03 Aug 2020
Millions more could be told to stay at home and shield
The Sunday Times has covered news that Boris Johnson set out a war gaming exercise last Wednesday in No 10 that debated the possibility of further travel restrictions and extra...
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03 Aug 2020
Millions of rural homes in UK to get next-generation full-fibre broadband
The Guardian has reported that Openreach has announced plans to deliver gigabit-ready broadband to another 3.2 million rural homes and businesses across the country The move is a further push...
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03 Aug 2020
Princess Royal calls for more affordable housing in rural areas
The Princess Royal has guest edited a special edition of Country Life, in which she talks about the need to increase affordable housing in rural areas Taking on the role...
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03 Aug 2020
Could coronavirus reverse the London ‘brain drain’ and help to revitalise other parts of the UK?
The Independent publishes research suggesting COVID-19 is causing a shift in attitudes towards city-centre living that could reverse the ‘brain drain’ which has seen millions of people move to London...
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03 Aug 2020
What COVID-19 means for the charity sector in rural areas
Charity Digital has written an article exploring what the crisis means for the charities operating in rural areas One charity, Scunthorpe and District Mind is a small-to-medium-sized charity that works...
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27 Jul 2020
Revitalising Rural – Rural Economy Day
The Rural Services Network is delighted to be taking bookings for our online National Rural Conference, Revitalising Rural Taking place throughout the week from 14-18th September, with each day focusing...
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27 Jul 2020
UK unveils new laws to spot rural broadband blackspots
The Telegraph reports that the Government has said that families living in remote areas of Britain should receive faster internet at the same time as those in cities, via the...
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