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22 Aug 2022
Fear of yet more ‘devastating’ cuts to North East bus routes as leaders plead for new funding
The Chronicle reports that North East leaders have pleaded with the Government to act now to save bus passengers from being hit with yet more devastating cuts Ministers have been...
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15 Aug 2022
Concerns about rural access to dentistry
The BBC last week reported on the Full extent of NHS dentistry shortage The article highlighted how, “Nine in 10 NHS dental practices across the UK are not accepting new...
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15 Aug 2022
People turning back to cash as prices rise
The BBC report that people are going back to cash to keep tighter control on their spending as living costs soar, according to new research by the Post Office Post...
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15 Aug 2022
Oxfordshire County Council secures £12million funding for cheaper youth bus fares, bus priority measures and rural services
Oxford Mail reports the government has awarded £12.7million of funding to Oxfordshire County Council for improvements to its bus services The funding will support cheaper fares for under-19s, new rural...
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08 Aug 2022
Vital Somerset bus route saved by councillors after hundreds sign petition
Somerset Live reports that a vital bus route in Somerset has been saved following a successful campaign by local councillors FirstBus operates the 173 services between Wells and Bath, which...
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27 Jul 2022
Reinvigorating rural mobility – helping rural communities get to where they need to go
There is little doubt that rural areas have fallen behind their urban counterparts when it comes to transport and mobility. In a nation where ‘levelling up’ has been proclaimed as...
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25 Jul 2022
Investment in TransPennine Route Upgrade trebled to over £9.bn
Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, has announced funding for the TransPennine Route Upgrades has trebled from £2.9billion to £9billion The TransPennine Route upgrades and Northern PowerHouse Rail, is due to...
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11 Jul 2022
NFSP calls for MP support over pay and conditions
The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) has urged its members to contact their MPs to address the mounting concerns of postmasters that the Post Office network is under threat of...
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04 Jul 2022
Woeful time for rural bus services
Pandemic related government funding for buses is to end on 1 October with last week seeing the deadline for bus operators to submit any cuts they plan to make ahead...
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04 Jul 2022
Millions still rely on traditional TV and radio — we can’t ignore them
Published in the Times this week is an article written by Shuja Khan, chief executive of Arqiva, discusses the importance traditional TV and radio Every single week over 17 million...
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