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17 Dec 2018
Cancer mortality rates higher in rural areas
Living in a rural area means a patient is 5 per cent more likely to die of cancer than a city dweller, according to a…
11 Dec 2018
Analysis of the Annual Population Survey Personal Well-being dataset: 2011/12 – 2017/18
Through the answers given to four questions taken from the Annual Population Survey it is possible to gauge levels of life satisfaction, happiness, estimates of…
10 Dec 2018
Funding of adult social care inquiry
The Rural Services APPG has for some months been carrying out an Inquiry into the future funding of Adult Social Care in the rural context.…
10 Dec 2018
Cuts in street lights warning
Councils are switching off street lights in an attempt to make savings, according to The Times, with Devon county council even advising residents to use…
10 Dec 2018
Council spending woes
The BBC has published data detailing the extent of council cuts since 2010. The statistics show that in England councils spend most on education, followed…
10 Dec 2018
Young people’s loneliness experiences
The ONS has conducted its first study around loneliness among people aged 10 to 24. The results, covered by the BBC, found that young people…
10 Dec 2018
Police row over funding cuts
Two police chiefs, one rural and one urban, are embroiled in a war of words over Government funding, according to the Express and Star. John…
10 Dec 2018
‘Epidemic’ of criminal attacks on ATMs
The ATM operator Cardtronics has found that the UK is experiencing an ‘epidemic’ of attacks on cash machines causing damage of up to £150 million,…
03 Dec 2018
The post-Brexit countryside plans
Five hundred farmers and rural businesses met in Westminster on Thursday 28 November to discuss post-Brexit countryside plans with Environment Secretary Michael Gove, as reported…
03 Dec 2018
Social care complaints trebled since 2010
Complaints over adult social care in England have nearly trebled since 2010, according to the Guardian. The local government and social care ombudsman reported 3,106…
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