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24 Jun 2017
Police unveil rural crime strategy
An action plan to tackle the issues being faced by rural communities is to be unveiled by Lincolnshire police. Chief Constable Bill Skelly will announce…
22 Jun 2017
No Finance Bill in Queen’s Speech
Huge concern has been voiced by council leaders after the Local Government Finance Bill was omitted from the Queen’s Speech. The Bill had set out…
16 Jun 2017
University unveils rural crime survey
Researchers at Aberystwyth University are calling for contributions to a new study on rural crime. The Rural Crime Study is led by Wyn Morris and…
14 Jun 2017
Rural doctors’ surgery faces funding cut
A rural doctors’ surgery that cares for 4000 patients in Wales says it under threat because it faces losing £52,000 of funding. Graham Thomas, one…
13 Jun 2017
Operation Checkpoint tackles rural crime
Six police forces teamed up for an operation to clamp down on crime in the countryside. Officers from Northumbria, Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire and North…
09 Jun 2017
Rural Conference 2017 focuses on New Routes to Economic Growth
THE need to focus attention on rural economies and new routes to economic growth are the key themes of the Rural Conference 2017. Speakers at…
01 Jun 2017
Hi-tech drone combats rural crime
POLICE are to deploy a new hi-tech drone to tackle rural crime in Lincolnshire. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be trialled before a force-wide…
19 May 2017
Limited support for rural dementia
Rural communities face limited support services for older people experiencing dementia. The Rural Services Network issued the warning to coincide with Dementia Awareness Week, which…
16 May 2017
Rural communities face limited support for dementia
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday 16 May 2017 The Rural Services Network – England’s largest partnership of rural service providers – has voiced concern at…
15 May 2017
Concern over impact of NHS cyber-attack
The Rural Services Network has voiced concern at the impact of cyber-attacks on rural doctors’ surgeries. A major incident was declared after NHS Services across…
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