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25 Oct 2021

NHS in England to receive £5.9bn to cut waiting lists

An article published by the BBC details how the NHS in England is to receive an extra £5.9bn in this week’s Budget, the government has…

25 Oct 2021

England Councils Report Warns of Gigabit Broadband Divide

ISPreview reports that the County Councils Network (CCN) has published a new report that warns of a growing divide in gigabit-capable broadband coverage between urban…

25 Oct 2021

Rewilding projects can help rural economies

Local paper, the John O’Groat Journal and Caithness Courier, publishes the results of a new report that shows rural economies could benefit from rewilding initiatives…

18 Oct 2021

Government’s Office for Zero Emission Meeting

Officials from the Government’s Office for Zero Emission Vehicles recently made a presentation to Defra’s Rural Impact Forum to update on progress and future programmes…

18 Oct 2021

A joint letter to the Chancellor – Securing the Future of Rural Post Offices

A joint letter has been signed by Citizens Advice, the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, Age UK, and Action with Communities in Rural England calling…

18 Oct 2021

Rural crisis as young people consider moving as they can’t afford to live in villages

The Daily Express reports that a YouGov poll by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) revealed that only two in five 16 to 25-year-olds…

18 Oct 2021

53 councils get slice of £58m to deliver homes on brownfield sites

PBC Today reports that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has injected £58m to deliver thousands of new homes on brownfield sites…

18 Oct 2021

Schools in rural areas receive gigabit broadband boost

The Evening Standard reports that more than a thousand schools in rural areas have been hooked up to hyperfast gigabit broadband The investment boost from…

18 Oct 2021

Herefordshire Media Company, Rural Media, receives six Royal Television Society Nominations

The Willows – Dawn’s Story A film about one woman’s escape from rural domestic abuse Herefordshire media charity and production house Rural Media has received…

18 Oct 2021

UK diesel supply running dry

Dairy News reports that red diesel suppliers are reporting disruption to farm deliveries in some parts of the country that are well into the post-harvest…