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30 Jan 2023
More affordable homes could be built in rural village and hamlets in the Derbyshire Dales
Derbyshire Live reports a Derbyshire council has secured new powers aimed at building more affordable housing in rural villages and hamlets Derbyshire Dales District Council first discussed…
30 Jan 2023
MPs told parts of eastern England are public transport desert
The BBC reports that MPs have been told that parts of the East of England are a “public transport desert” Andrew Summers, the strategic director…
30 Jan 2023
Learners in rural areas have to travel 70 miles for driving test, research shows
The Express reports that campaigners have condemned the “chaos” in the testing system which has left would-be drivers facing an average backlog of 15 weeks…
23 Jan 2023
Levelling Up Funds announced
On 18th January 2023, the Government announced allocations to more than 100 projects who were awarded funding as part of Round 2 of the Governments…
23 Jan 2023
Cornwall rural homes to get ultra-fast broadband upgrade
The BBC reports that thousands of rural Cornwall homes and businesses are in line for ultra-fast broadband connections Local provider Wildanet has been awarded £36m…
16 Jan 2023
MPs to hear plan to get rural households to run heating on vegetable oil
The Guardian reports that a proposal to incentivise households in rural areas to run their heating systems on vegetable oil is to be put to…
16 Jan 2023
South West rural bus services underfunded
Teignmouth Today reports that local campaigners battling to save south Devon’s rural bus services have said the fight goes on Dawlish and Teignbridge councillor Alison…
09 Jan 2023
2023-2024 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Proposals and what it means for rural communities
Under the Provisional Settlement proposals, the gap in funding between rural and urban areas will, in fact increase. There is therefore a continuation of historic…
09 Jan 2023
Broadcast 2040+ campaign update
Since the summer launch of Broadcast 2040+, the campaign has gone from strength to strength. The campaign has expanded the coalition of partners (of which…
09 Jan 2023
Rural villages lose out as bus services are cut back
The Henley Standard reports that services calling at two rural villages near Henley are to be reduced in a hit to local transport services The…
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