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02 Mar 2020
How floods divided Britain
The New Statesman reported on the inequality of those experiencing flooding in rural areas as opposed to urban ones The article records how residents were tired of being told by...
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02 Mar 2020
Village setting the trend for rural community shops
ITV reported on the popularity of community-owned rural shops, run largely by volunteers across the country, amidst national news that high street shops are increasingly shutting down There are now...
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02 Mar 2020
Dorset receives £4.3million to boost rural mobile connectivity
Local Dorset paper, Lyme Online, reported that the Council has been awarded £4.3 million to help understand how rural communities could benefit from next generation mobile connectivity A consortium of...
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02 Mar 2020
Pubs positively linked to economic value of rural areas
The Morning Advertiser reported on research from Northumbria University that found there is a strong positive relationship between an increase in the number of pubs and an increase in house...
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02 Mar 2020
Untap that rural tourism potential
VAST, untapped potential for rural tourism in Yorkshire Income from tourism in the Yorkshire countryside can be boosted if rural businesses capitalise on a growing desire for authentic experiences. That...
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24 Feb 2020
Rural Areas still missing out
The Rural Services Network has long campaigned for fair funding for rural areas. Along with our member local authorities, we aim to influence government policy to fully recognise and address...
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24 Feb 2020
£3,000 ‘rural penalty’ for countryside residents
The Telegraph has revealed analysis showing households in the countryside suffer, on average, a £3,300 “rural living penalty” as they pay more for everyday services than urban dwellers A study...
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24 Feb 2020
Treasury considering new laws to protect the use of cash
CityAM reported over the weekend that the Treasury is drawing up plans to protect the availability of cash amid concerns over declining access to ATM machines for older people and...
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24 Feb 2020
MP column: BBC needs to be “properly challenged” over digital rural services
The Conservative MP for West Dorset, Chris Loder, writes in The Bridport News this week that the BBC’s plans to cut airtime of BBC Radio Solent’s Dorset Breakfast Show and...
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24 Feb 2020
‘Land Banking’: Councils say 1m homes given go-ahead but not yet built
BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme has reported that the Local Government Association (LGA) has found that more than a million homes in England have been granted planning permission but have...
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