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10 Feb 2020
North Yorkshire council tax 3x what many wealthy Londoners pay
MinsterFM reported that council tax-payers in North Yorkshire are facing bills of up to three times as much as residents of some of London’s most…
10 Feb 2020
Fight over costs threatens Shared UK Rural Mobile Network
An article in ISPreview has highlighted concerns that have been raised over the Shared Rural Network (SRN), after some ‘participants expressed concern over high costs’…
10 Feb 2020
Commission puts health devolution back on political agenda
The MJ reported that a new cross-party Health Devolution Commission launched on Monday is calling for the devolution of health and social care service The…
10 Feb 2020
Spotlight on the Yorkshire Seminar – Connectivity and Rural Transport
In January we hosted the regional seminar for the Yorkshire and Humber region, postponed due to the election in December 2019 We hold these events…
03 Feb 2020
National Guidance changed on thresholds for rural affordable housing
In a very welcome revision to the National Planning Practice Guidance, Local Planning Authorities are again able to set their own thresholds for affordable housing…
03 Feb 2020
Lives ‘at risk’ from long ambulance delays
The BBC and Shropshire Star reported this week that one in 16 emergency cases in England are waiting over an hour for an ambulance to…
03 Feb 2020
Openreach to expand fibre to rural villages and market towns
Several trade press outlets, including E&T Magazine, TechRadar and IT Pro have reported on news that Openreach are expanding full-fibre rollout to cover 250,000 rural…
27 Jan 2020
Increased council tax in rural areas
Rural communities continue to suffer as the gap in council tax between urban and rural areas continues to grow. On average those living in rural…
27 Jan 2020
BT calls on fellow operators for investment fairness in rural UK network scheme
Computer Weekly followed up on BT’s calls for prior investments in UK mobile infrastructure to be recognised in formulating the operators’ investment in the Government’s…
20 Jan 2020
UK Government must prioritise rural broadband and mobile coverage, says NFU
The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) has called for the Government to prioritise rural connectivity as survey results indicate that more than four in 10 farmers…
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