A thriving rural economy
27 Jan 2020
Kent County Council in push for last chance to secure rural funds
KentOnline are reminding readers that there is still time to tap into a council multi-million pound funding pot before it is wound down. Kent County Council’s Leader Programme will close...
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20 Jan 2020
BT boss warns Boris Johnson over rural threat to broadband pledge
The chief executive of BT has warned Boris Johnson that his election pledge of a broadband upgrade for the whole country will be impossible to deliver unless competition rules are...
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13 Jan 2020
High Street suffers worst year on record
MailOnline reports that retail sales have fallen for the first time since records began in 1995, according to figures from figures from KPMG and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Total...
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13 Jan 2020
Government funding gives village halls a new lease of life
The Times has reported that village halls are enjoying an unexpected resurgence amidst widespread set-backs for shops and other rural services. Community halls that have been adapted have enjoyed renewed popularity...
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13 Jan 2020
Rural Affairs Secretary speaks at the Oxford Farming Conference
The Telegraph has covered Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers’ announcement over the Government’s landmark Agriculture Bill, which will be introduced this month to Parliament to replace the Common Agricultural Policy Speaking...
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06 Jan 2020
CPRE Report: Reviving county farms
The CPRE have published a report titled ‘Reviving county farms‘. This report, prepared for CPRE by the New Economics Foundation, Shared Assets and Who Owns England?, shows that the opportunities...
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23 Dec 2019
Friday before Christmas busiest day for cash withdrawals at Post Offices
Yahoo Finance reports that Friday 20th December was forecast as the busiest day of the year for the Post Office in terms of cash withdrawals across its 11,500 branches On...
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16 Dec 2019
Calls for more support to rural communities
The rural economy needs more support from the next Government to ensure it does not miss key targets such as climate change, the managing director of Madeleys Chartered Surveyors has...
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16 Dec 2019
Rural businesses hope election result will put an end to uncertainty
Regional paper the Shropshire Star reports that business owners are hoping the Conservative majority in Parliament will put an end to the uncertainty ‘that has plagued many businesses’ and ‘impacted...
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09 Dec 2019
Support for small businesses
The Independent reports on Labour’s announcement last week to establish a network of business advisers in Post Office branches to help small firms access support and finance A Post Office...
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