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16 Jun 2025

Government Responds to Committee’s Call for Improved Transport Accessibility

The House of Commons Transport Committee has published the Government’s response to its report Access Denied: Rights versus Reality in Disabled People’s Access to Transport. The report highlights the persistent...

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27 May 2025

Real Rural Proofing Means Meaningful Change

The Government has published its latest update on rural proofing: The Government’s Approach to Rural Proofing 2025. It sets out examples of how departments have considered rural needs across areas...

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27 May 2025

New RISE Report Shows Coastal And Rural Young People Missing Out On University

Higher education opportunities are being increasingly restricted for the poorest young people from rural and coastal communities. The Coast and Country: Access to higher education cold spots in England shows...

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19 May 2025

Safeguarding Terrestrial TV: An Update from the Broadcast 2040+ Campaign

The latest Broadcast 2040+ newsletter highlights significant progress in the ongoing campaign to protect the future of free-to-air terrestrial TV and radio services—essential sources of trusted news, information, and entertainment...

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06 May 2025

Government Urged to Act on Cash Payment Access

The recent publication of the Treasury Committee’s Acceptance of Cash report casts a fresh spotlight on the rapidly shifting payment landscape in the UK, and its consequences for rural communities....

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06 May 2025

BT Launches National Campaign for Digital Landline Switch

BT has launched a new campaign with legendary broadcaster Moira Stuart to raise awareness of the UK’s move from analogue to digital landlines – and to spotlight the help available...

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28 Apr 2025

Digital Inclusion: Progress, Purpose, Action

On Tuesday, 3 June 2025 the Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) will host a day of discussion and reflection at the Square Tower in Portsmouth to introduce the next phase of its National...

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22 Apr 2025

The Full Package on Rural Postal Services

Citizens Advice has published a new report, The Full Package: What Consumers Need from a Changing Postal Service, providing detailed insight into how people across England and Wales use letters,...

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14 Apr 2025

Design Codes for Health and Wellbeing

Quality of Life Foundation has released new guidance, Design Codes for Health and Wellbeing, which has been developed in partnership with the TCPA, along with  Tibbalds, TRUUD, and Henley Business School, with support from UDL. It...

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07 Apr 2025

Fixing NHS Dentistry

The latest “Fixing NHS Dentistry” report by the Public Accounts Committee provides a comprehensive overview of the ongoing concerns in NHS dental services across England, with an emphasis on the...

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