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30 Sep 2019
Tories promise ‘infrastructure revolution’ to boost rural buses
The future of the bus report was produced by the Campaign for Better Transport a few weeks ago. They welcome the Government announcement today that it intends to deliver on their...
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30 Sep 2019
Labour should target remainers to win rural vote
A polling expert has advised the Labour Party to target EU remainers to win back support in rural areas Joe Twyman, of polling firm Deltapoll, was speaking at a National...
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30 Sep 2019
Create jobs to protect high streets
The chief executive of the Centre for Cities, Andrew Carter, argues in a piece in The MJ this week that the best way to protect high streets is to create...
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30 Sep 2019
Councils need power and funding to tackle climate change
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for councils to be handed further power and funding in order to meet national climate change targets, according to the website, Public Sector...
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30 Sep 2019
Farmer’s bid to keep land as a connectivity ‘not spot’
ITV reports that a farmer is lobbying to keep her farm in Scotland as an official black spot to attract tourists wishing to go ‘off-grid’. Owners of the farm have...
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23 Sep 2019
Government fails to reduce urban rural gap in broadband and mobile
A Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee published last week has highlighted the continuing digital divide between urban and rural areas. The Inquiry into Rural only Digital...
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23 Sep 2019
Prime Minister backs local green belt campaign
The Prime Minister has lent his support to a local Wolverhampton campaign to protest against plans to build 1,300 homes on green belt land. The Express and Star reports that...
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23 Sep 2019
Poorer areas losing more free ATMs
New analysis by Which? demonstrates that free-to-use cash machines are vanishing more quickly in deprived areas. ITV covers the news that nine per cent of free cash machines across the...
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23 Sep 2019
Warning planning system ‘bypassed’ in rural areas
A rise in the number of barn conversions means that rural communities are missing out on essential infrastructure and local services, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). PA Media...
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23 Sep 2019
Labour Party Conference Motions
With party conference season well under way, the Labour Party has announced a range of new measures that, if passed, would have an impact on rural residents. The Mirror reports...
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