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08 Feb 2022

Plunkett launches an online directory of assets of community value – ACVs

Keep It in the Community (KIITC) is an online database of all community assets in England, such as pubs, shops and land, that have been nominated…

08 Feb 2022

Cornwall submits ‘ambitious’ bid for City of Culture to become first rural area to win

ITV reports that Cornwall has submitted its ‘ambitious’ bid to become the first rural area to win UK City of Culture 2025 – saying it…

03 Feb 2022

Connecting the UK – Why we need to start locally

Digital connectivity is an essential element of modern society and, as we look to the future, it is difficult to imagine any scenario where it…

03 Feb 2022

It’s still good to talk- upgrading the UK phone system to digital

BT is upgrading the current home phone system by switching-off our nearly obsolete analogue network that supports voice calls and replacing it with a more…

03 Feb 2022

Transforming rural transport

Rural areas are facing a perfect storm when it comes to bus services. Already decimated by decades of cuts and a fall in passenger numbers,…

03 Feb 2022

Airband – the leading pioneers in rural broadband

Simply put, Airband are leading pioneers in rural broadband. We head to corners of the country others won’t dare go, transforming connectivity for homes &…

03 Feb 2022

2022 Rural Shop Report

Recently, we launched our 2022 Rural Shop Report which looks at the vital role that rural convenience stores play in the day to day lives…

03 Feb 2022

Hartpury continue to shape the future of digital farming

DronePrep who support drone delivery projects across the UK via their innovative technology platform and Drone Delivery Register app, connect drone pilots with landowners allowing…

03 Feb 2022

Exploring barriers to accessing online health services in Devon

Independent community development charity Devon Communities Together is collaborating with community health and wellbeing organisation, Wellmoor, on NHSX’s Digital Inclusion Pioneers Programme, to explore and…

03 Feb 2022

Rural GPs under pressure because governments fail to rural proof

Dispensing doctors’ income is under pressure from Government policy in two UK nations, as a result of insufficient rural proofing. Dispensing GP surgeries are mainly…