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25 Jul 2022

Changes to Help to Grow: Digital

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have announced some key improvements from the 25th July to the Help to Grow: Digital scheme,…

25 Jul 2022

Three expands 5G to rural areas

Operator Three UK has revealed its 5G mobile network has expanded to 86 new locations across the UK, including rural areas such as Dartmouth As…

18 Jul 2022

Rural communities discriminated against for being digitally isolated

Business Cheshire report how rural based business communities risk being “left behind” and “isolated” because they have to put up with third-rate connectivity services, a Cheshire…

18 Jul 2022

Boom in elderly in rural areas ‘increasing pressure on social care services’

The Evening Standard reports analysis by the County Council Network (CCN) revealed that the number of over-65s living in county and rural areas has increased…

18 Jul 2022

Heatwave advice from the RSN

After a week of high temperatures across the UK, the Met Office has issued a very rare amber warning for much of England In many…

18 Jul 2022

£200 million broadband investment in rural Cumbria

Westmorland Gazette reports that broadband provider, Fibrus, has revealed its plans for its roll out across Great Britain – starting with ‘underserved towns and villages’…

18 Jul 2022

North Yorkshire to receive £17 million boost to rural economy

ITV reports that over the next three years almost £17million pounds will be spent in North Yorkshire on improving broadband coverage and transport links in…

11 Jul 2022

Rural Planning in the 2020s

Rural Planning in the 2020s is a report launched this month by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) It examines the challenges facing rural communities…

11 Jul 2022

Reaching Rural Properties

The Yorkshire Post reports on a new report launched by Localis, an independent think tank, titled Reaching Rural Properties: Off Grid heating in the transition…

11 Jul 2022

Dartmoor charity stopping service due to carer shortage

The BBC report a Devon charity that provides care to people in their own homes is stopping its service because it cannot find enough carers North…