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14 Oct 2019
The new £20 note unveiled
The bank of England have unveiled the design of the new £20 note featuring the artist JMW Turner It will be issued for the first time on 20 February 2020....
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07 Oct 2019
Rural Crime Week of Action
Sunday 6th – Sunday 13th October The National Rural Crime Network is supporting the Rural Crime Week of Action being organised by the National Police Chiefs’ Council and forces across...
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07 Oct 2019
5G won’t solve rural connectivity issues
New research from uSwitch.com demonstrates that the introduction of 5G across the country will not solve the UK’s rural connectivity problems ITV reports on the survey that found that a...
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07 Oct 2019
Rural homelessness rising
Sky News has this week published research that reveals the number of social homes being built in rural England has fallen by more than 80 per cent over the last...
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07 Oct 2019
Openreach trials rural connectivity solutions
Openreach has announced a trial of new tools and techniques as it works to upgrade 13 rural communities in the UK to faster, more reliable broadband The website CommsBuiness covers...
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07 Oct 2019
Public can apply to fund free ATM machines
ATM machine operator Link has established the Community Access to Cash Delivery Fund to tackle concerns that it is becoming harder to access cash, as reported by ITV The fund...
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07 Oct 2019
Vodafone UK shares network to improve rural connectivity
Vodafone UK has announced that it has agreed to share ‘unused’ 4G radio spectrum with StattoOpencell in a bid to improve rural connectivity ISPReview reports that the decision, which has...
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07 Oct 2019
Whitehall updates the Index of Multiple Deprivation
The 2019 version of this Index does not solve rural concerns, but it is likely to be widely used and should not be ignored, says Brian Wilson. In late September...
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30 Sep 2019
A quarter of rural businesses could be bankrupted by no-deal
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has warned that one in four rural businesses could be facing bankruptcy in a no-deal Brexit situation, as reported by the Guardian. In...
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30 Sep 2019
Local Government First Article – Time for a Rural Strategy
The Rural Services Network featured in this months Local Government First with an article about the Time for a Rural Strategy campaign Cllr Cecilia Motley (Con) is Chair of the...
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