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15 Apr 2019
Rural firefighters take on new role fighting crime
Image credit – APEX Firefighters in Devon have taken on a new crime fighting role, report the BBC and The Telegraph. A police force in rural Devon has trained firefighters...
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15 Apr 2019
Attack launched on fair funding review
During Prime Minister’s Questions last week, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that the current fair funding formula ‘will make poorer areas even poorer’ and claimed the Prime Minister had ‘pushed...
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15 Apr 2019
Rural housing market details revealed
The estate agent Knight Frank has published research in Estate Agent Today and Property Wire that examines differences in house prices across rural and urban areas. Figures show that over...
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15 Apr 2019
Raising awareness of Parkinson’s in rural communities
The Rural Services Partnership (RSP) is working in partnership with Parkinson’s UK in rural communities throughout England to address issues such as vulnerability, isolation and loneliness, transport and poor access...
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08 Apr 2019
Rural Takeover of BBC RADIO5 LIVE
Along with Felicity Humphrey, the Public Affairs Manager from Acre, Action with Communities in Rural England, our Chief Executive Graham Biggs appeared on the BBC Radio 5 Lunchtime show on...
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08 Apr 2019
Bus travel trapped in expensive cycle
I news reports on research showing that bus travel costs are rising faster than the cost of driving, discouraging passengers from travelling by public transport. Statistics from the Department for...
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08 Apr 2019
Rural schools struggle with deprivation and achievement
Schools Week and the Big Issue this week report on results that show that children in rural areas on free school meals score lower in tests than their urban peers...
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08 Apr 2019
Seaside towns killed off by poor broadband
Seaside towns are suffering from poor access to high-quality broadband, according to an article in The Telegraph covering the recent Lord’s Select Committee report on Regenerating Seaside Towns. The report...
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01 Apr 2019
Council leader argues for fairer rural funding
Derbyshire County Council leader Barry Lewis has argued for a fairer funding settlement for rural areas in the Local Government Chronicle this week. He cites analysis by the Rural Services...
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01 Apr 2019
Council tax rises highest in rural areas
This April will see the typical council tax bill in England rise by 4.7 per cent, according to the BBC. The rise is the second biggest in the decade after...
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