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08 Jan 2024
Not that difficult to buy a home!
The NatWest Chair has recently been criticised for stating it’s not that difficult for people to get on the housing ladder. The BBC reported that critics said his comments on...
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08 Jan 2024
Urgent need to resolve flooding funding
The last week saw significant amounts of rainfall in a short period of time, leading to significant flooding in areas across the country. The BBC reported on the story which...
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08 Jan 2024
Solution for lack of pharmacies?
Two Universities are joining up to tackle the growing problem of a recruitment crisis in pharmacies in the South West. The BBC reports on how “the University of Bath is...
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18 Dec 2023
RSN welcomes NICRE report – Rural SMEs and the environment
Pic: Greg and Jade Pilley of Stroud Brewery in Gloucestershire The Rural Services Network (RSN) has welcomed the latest report from the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) which...
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18 Dec 2023
BT pauses some switches to Digital Voice for telecare customers
BT have announced that they are temporarily pausing all non-voluntary, managed migrations to a digital landline where there is any risk that the customer’s telecare service will not continue to...
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18 Dec 2023
Families, business and industry to get energy efficiency support
The Government has announced that around a million homes will be made warmer and hundreds of business supported, as £6bn is allocated to cut energy use and bills. The funding...
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18 Dec 2023
Charges scrapped for DIY Waste
Government legislation comes into force in the New Year which bans local councils from charging for small amounts of waste. The announcement made by the Government in June will help...
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18 Dec 2023
DCMS launch £25m energy efficiency scheme for voluntary and community sector
DCMS have launched a £25m energy efficiency scheme for voluntary and community sector organisations. More information via DCMS below: The £25.5m VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme is now open to help...
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18 Dec 2023
COP 28 – Fossil Fuel progress?
World leaders have reached a new agreement to tackle climate change at a big UN meeting in Dubai. The BBC reports on the progress made at COP 28 (read the...
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18 Dec 2023
Resilient communities from across the UK gather to improve rural life
The Royal Countryside Fund brought together community projects from across the UK for the inaugural Confident Rural Communities conference Image: Rural communities gathered in Skipton (credit – Lucy Saggers) At...
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