A thriving rural economy
30 Nov 2020
Post Offices in £50m plea
The Daily Mail has reported that more than 3,000 rural post offices face ‘armageddon’ if the Government does not step in to subsidise a £50m funding hole this week Chancellor...
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30 Nov 2020
Institute of Economic Development – Online CPD Training on Delivering Rural Economic Growth
Following on from the recent launch of the Rural Economy Toolkit the iED is offering short course on delivering economic growth in rural areas The course will run for 3...
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23 Nov 2020
Fibre broadband: The cost of delivering in rural areas
News outlets including the BBC and telecommunications company Ericsson’s blog, have reported that despite the fact that improving digital connectivity in rural areas would be ‘a lifeline for isolated communities’,...
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23 Nov 2020
Royal Mail study finds robust growth in new UK businesses amid COVID-19 lockdowns
eCommerce trade publications eSellerCafe and Apex Insight have reported on research published by Royal Mail which found a seven per cent increase in companies being incorporated during the lockdown period...
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23 Nov 2020
Rural relevance to economic levelling up
Open Access Government has published an opinion piece on the ‘rural relevance’ to economic levelling up across the country The report argues that current economic strategies lean towards an urban...
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09 Nov 2020
New Rural Economy Toolkit to support “missed opportunity” around rural relevance to UK productivity and prosperity
The Institute of Economic Development (IED) and the Rural Services Network (RSN) have devised a new practitioner-focused toolkit which is intended as a guide for “anyone seeking to raise rural...
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09 Nov 2020
New village shop comes to the aid of customers
An enterprising Devon pub that supported its local community during the pandemic has opened a new village shop with the support of Pub is The Hub, the not-for-profit organisation that...
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02 Nov 2020
Rural Toolkit Launch
The Institute of Economic Development (IED) and the Rural Services Network (RSN) have devised a new practitioner-focused toolkit which is intended as a guide for “anyone seeking to raise rural...
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02 Nov 2020
Plunkett releases key reports into community pubs and shops
The Plunkett Foundation has recently released its flagship reports into community pubs and community shops – showing both sectors to be in robust health as the country was plunged into...
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02 Nov 2020
Pub converts shipping container into shop for Longburton residents
Left to right: Becky Gibbons, son Kai Gibbons and John Gibbons outside The Larder A shipping container converted into a village shop in a Dorset pub has come to the...
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