Access to services
06 Mar 2023
Bishop of St Albans calls for strategy to improve conditions in countryside
The Church Times reports that people in England who dream of “retreating to the rural idyll” do not always understand that those who live in the countryside face many social...
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06 Mar 2023
Yorkshire to gain further electric buses through funding scheme
The BBC report York will have one of the first bus depots in the UK outside of London to run a fully electric fleet, the government has announced The Department for...
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20 Feb 2023
Pressure mounts to save terrestrial TV from big switch off after 2040
As featured in the Mirror newspaper – the Broadcast 2040+ campaign is stepping up its battle – and a petition by a leading pensioners’ group has crossed the 10,000-signature milestone,...
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20 Feb 2023
Bus £2 fare cap extended for three months
The BBC report the £2 cap on bus fares in England has been extended for three months following warnings that hundreds of services could be cut if it ended. The...
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13 Feb 2023
Owners of rural pubs say their industry is ‘at risk’ due to rising costs
ITV news reports that owners of rural pubs and restaurants have been saying their industry is “at risk” because of the cost-of-living crisis One landlord near Taunton has seen numerous...
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13 Feb 2023
Potential ‘transport deserts’ if bus services cut in rural Cumbria
The News and Star reports that the Confederation of Passenger Transport has warned that as many as 15 per cent of bus services could be cut across the UK, including...
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06 Feb 2023
Guarantee access to broadcast TV (Freeview) and aerial radio beyond 2040
The Government must guarantee access to Freeview and aerial radio beyond 2040 Unless the Government takes such action ahead of the World Radiocommunication Conference in November 2023 the spectrum of...
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06 Feb 2023
Giving rural communities more control over local funding and decision making is key to levelling up
Politics Home publishes an opinion piece by Selaine Saxby MP who argues there are far too many left behind rural and coastal communities that are being overlooked by government policies...
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06 Feb 2023
Cumbria Council submits bid for Lake Line improvements
The BBC reports that improvements to a Lake District railway line could massively increase the number of services, according to Cumbria County Council – which has submitted a bid to...
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02 Feb 2023
Pub is The Hub continues work to help reposition the role of the pub to support publicans and people in rural areas
As the pub industry faces another challenging year, Pub is The Hub has been continuing its work to encourage publicans to reposition the role of their pubs by diversifying to...
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