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14 Feb 2022

Farmers slam new Countryside Code

The Daily Mail reports that farmers have criticised changes to the Countryside Code telling them to make rights of way more accessible, use clearer signage…

14 Feb 2022

Huge rise in £1 million homes across the UK

The Times reports that one in 42 homes in Britain is worth £1 million or more, with about 80 per cent of new “property millionaires”…

14 Feb 2022

Total income from farming in England decreases by 10%

AgriLand reports that according to the latest estimated income statistics released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Total Income from Farming…

14 Feb 2022

Yorkshire’s countryside should not be seen as ‘rural museum’

Yorkshire Post reports that leading figures in the North have voiced their concerns that the Government has not fully recognised the importance of the rural…

08 Feb 2022

The Levelling Up White Paper: Initial views of the RSN: How can it be made to work for rural settings?

At some 350 pages in length (plus a Technical Annex on Missions and Metrics), it will take us some time to consider all the rural…

08 Feb 2022

Airband – older people in Rural Areas

At Airband, we don’t just deliver brilliant broadband, we provide the means for people in rural areas to stay connected If the past few years…

08 Feb 2022

Rural health services need ‘levelling up’, MPs say

Local Gov reports that a three-year investigation undertaken by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Rural Health and Care and the National Centre for Rural…

08 Feb 2022

Michael Gove says ‘landmark promises’ will improve the lives

Sky news reports that Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove (Con) unveiled the Government’s “landmark” plan for levelling up the country claiming to improve the lives…

08 Feb 2022

Adult Social Care User Survey

The Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey England (ASCS) is a national survey that is repeated every year The survey, which forms part of…

08 Feb 2022

Impact of Outreach and Temporary Closures on Post Office Access

A report by the Citizens Advice illustrates how the post office network continues to provide vital access to essential face-to-face services. Nearly 1 in 5 (18%)…