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17 Jun 2019
Money shouldn’t be invested in ‘inefficient’ schools
Schools Minister Lord Agnew has said that the Government should not pour money into ‘inefficient’ schools, according to Tes Addressing the Confederation of Schools Trusts’ summer conference last week, he...
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17 Jun 2019
Rural surgery pioneers social prescribing
ITV covers the story of a rural medical centre in Lancashire that aims to turn patients away from pills and towards pastimes like dominoes, draughts and dancing Social prescribing involves...
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10 Jun 2019
Rural 4G proposals need guarantees for consumers and businesses
Consumer and rural groups unite to set out four key tests for mobile operator plans to boost rural 4G in a letter to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Signed...
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10 Jun 2019
Government strategy needed to protect rural buses
Baroness Randerson writes in the parliamentary magazine This House to argue that a government strategy is needed to support council funding and increase passenger numbers on rural bus services. She...
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10 Jun 2019
Rural groups demand guarantees over rural 4G
Plans to improve rural 4G connectivity must pass four tests if they are to deliver real benefits to rural communities, according to several campaign groups. The Yorkshire Post and other...
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10 Jun 2019
Bus drivers working long hours cause safety concerns
Labour MP Matt Western wrote on the website PoliticsHome.com about local bus drivers’ working hours and the impact on public safety. Currently, local bus drivers are not subject to the...
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10 Jun 2019
Crowdfunding campaign launches to tackle Holiday Hunger this summer
With summer around the corner, Feeding Derbyshire (a local anti-poverty network) is Crowdfunding to provide activity clubs and meals for local children Following the shocking recent publication of levels of...
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03 Jun 2019
Post Office funding crisis
As part of its campaign to protect Britain’s post office network, the Daily Mail covers the news that fees paid to sub-postmasters to provide essential services have dropped by £112...
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03 Jun 2019
500,000 patients forced to find new GP
The Mirror reports on a NHS GP crisis that has left over 500,000 patients across the UK looking for a new surgery. Data released from Clinical Commissioning Groups revealed that...
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03 Jun 2019
Potential £1 billion boost for local charities with new recycling scheme
Local charities could receive £1 billion from the proceeds of a can and bottle deposit return scheme, according to research by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) One in...
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