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16 Oct 2017
‘Unique’ rural plan champions potential
Northumberland County Council is spearheading a new initiative to ensure rural areas have a voice in the UK’s economic future. The local authority, in collaboration with Durham University’s Institute of Local...
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15 Oct 2017
Villagers take over rural petrol station
A group of rural residents have taken over their local petrol station in a bid to save it from closure. The Upper Dales Community Partnership has been granted a three-year...
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13 Oct 2017
Royal encouragement for rural homes
The Princess Royal will deliver a keynote speech on affordable rural housing at a national landowner conference. Landowners have a key role in the delivery of affordable rural housing, conference...
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12 Oct 2017
£20,000 ‘Golden hello’ For Rural GPs
TRAINEE doctors are to receive £20,000 to work in rural and coastal communities struggling to recruit GPs. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced the funding as part of a package of...
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11 Oct 2017
Government failing on rural broadband
Former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has criticised the government for failing rural people on broadband. Mr Farron, who is the MP for the South Lakes in Cumbria, said the...
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10 Oct 2017
Wellbeing and the countryside exhibition
A new exhibition explores the complex relationships between wellbeing and the countryside. The exhbition runs until 31 October at Reading University’s Museum of English Rural Life with the help of rural stakeholders...
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09 Oct 2017
Internet giant spurs rural jobs growth
Internet giant Amazon is helping Britain’s rural businesses double their revenue growth, suggests a survey. Small and medium sized rural businesses that export forecast double the revenue growth of those...
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06 Oct 2017
Special week targets rural crime
POLICE, councillors and local residents have teamed for a week of action against rural crime in Northamptonshire. The Rural Week of Action, which runs from 9-13 October, involves Corby Rural Neighbourhood...
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04 Oct 2017
Focus on broadband reliability, not speed
RURAL broadband provision should focus on reliable connections rather than high speeds, says a report. The study at Cambridge Judge Business School urges modest yet reliable mobile broadband connectivity, even if this...
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03 Oct 2017
Council bid to combat rural isolation
A RURAL council has launched a special group to combat loneliness in the countryside. Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire said the isolation – especially in rural areas – had been...
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