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01 Feb 2022
Major Inquiry highlights the urban-rural divide in accessing health and care
A National Inquiry into Rural Health and Care calls for an overarching, place-based rural strategy to address rural health inequalities Professor Sir Chris Whitty, England’s…
24 Jan 2022
Boris Johnson’s faster broadband promise is being broken, say MPs
The Guardian reports the UK ‘little nearer to closing great digital divide’ between cities and rural areas Boris Johnson’s promise to “level up” the nation by…
24 Jan 2022
Report highlights the countrysides digital exclusion problem
Citizens Advice help people get their lives back on track through advice This gives them a body of data from which to spot how people’s…
24 Jan 2022
Shropshire-only ambulance service ‘won’t solve problems’
BBC reports that members of Shropshire Council have backed calls for ambulances that serve solely the county as they claim the system currently offered by…
17 Jan 2022
Rural communities risk Catch-22 situation as shift to online gathers pace but poor connectivity still leaves many behind
New research highlights growing rural-urban divide and calls on government to rural proof pandemic rebuild plans Many residents of England’s small towns and villages face…
17 Jan 2022
Millions of rural homes forced into expensive eco upgrades
The Telegraph has reported how rural areas will be disproportionately affected by the heating crisis over the next decade amid plans to ban fossil fuel…
17 Jan 2022
Report Warns of Underinvestment in Rural Connectivity and Skills
Publications including ISPreview and IT Pro cover the findings of a new Rural England CIC report that shows many people in the country’s small towns…
17 Jan 2022
Deal to bring rural areas up to speed on broadband
The Times reports that rural fibre broadband provider, Borderlink, which trades as GoFibre, has received £164 million of new funding from Gresham House, the asset…
17 Jan 2022
Webinar series – Delivering Rural Economic Growth
This CPD module is intended to allow delegates to explore the key characteristics of rural economies and consider the most appropriate strategy they might follow…
10 Jan 2022
Resilient rural businesses innovate and diversify during Covid
Rural businesses in parts of England have shown remarkable resilience during Covid-19 by innovating and adapting in response to the severe economic challenges of the…
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