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12 Aug 2019
Eight in 10 areas in the UK lack full 4G coverage
Millions of people are at risk of mobile signal blackouts because they live in the four-fifths of UK constituency areas that suffer from patchy 4G mobile coverage, new analysis from...
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12 Aug 2019
Rural crime in Britain hits seven-year high
Several publications, including the Guardian, cover a report released by the insurer NFU Mutual on rural crime The annual report details that rural crime has hit a seven-year high, costing...
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12 Aug 2019
Business leaders call on PM for further devolution
The Business Desk reports that business leaders in the north of England have called on the Prime Minister to ‘kick-start’ devolution One hundred business leaders have signed the ‘Devo 100’...
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12 Aug 2019
First UK ‘sandscaping’ exercise to save coastal homes
A giant sand dune is being built on England’s east coast to save 400 homes from storm surges, according to Reuters Engineers said that this is the first occasion ‘sandscaping’...
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05 Aug 2019
Neighbourhood Planning Assistance from Locality
Interested in bringing affordable housing for sale through your neighbourhood plan? Find out how with a Locality online webinar. Neighbourhood planning can be a powerful tool for communities to address...
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05 Aug 2019
Johnson backs local government devolution
The MJ covers comments made by the Prime Minister on greater devolution. Speaking at the Manchester Science and Industry Museum, Boris Johnson said that London and Manchester have thrived because...
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05 Aug 2019
Rural crime not taken seriously by police
The Farnham Herald reports on new analysis by the Country Land and Business Association that found police forces are failing to recognise the severity of rural crime. Fly-tipping, machinery or...
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05 Aug 2019
Countryfile host concerned for loss of rural services
The Mirror reports on comments made by Countryfile host John Craven lamenting the loss of rural services and saying the problem has left residents ‘socially isolated’. Speaking to BBC Countryfile...
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30 Jul 2019
Rural Group reach out to new PM
The Rural Services Network, ACRE, Plunkett Foundation and Rural Coalition have written to the new Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP to highlight issues of concern in rural areas and call...
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30 Jul 2019
Boris Johnson’s stance on rural issues
Farming UK has outlined Boris Johnson’s stance on rural issues following his appointment as prime minister In an interview with the Countryside Alliance, he pledged to make more funds available...
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