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09 Sep 2019
Climate change has ‘affected a third’ of UK birds
The BBC covers a study by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) examining which UK bird species have been affected by climate change Researchers found weather changes have had a...
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10 Jun 2019
Bus drivers working long hours cause safety concerns
Labour MP Matt Western wrote on the website PoliticsHome.com about local bus drivers’ working hours and the impact on public safety. Currently, local bus drivers are not subject to the...
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15 Apr 2019
Rural housing market details revealed
The estate agent Knight Frank has published research in Estate Agent Today and Property Wire that examines differences in house prices across rural and urban areas. Figures show that over...
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18 Feb 2019
UK’s most vulnerable being deprived of cash
UK’s most vulnerable being deprived of cash despite industry-wide calls for intervention The UK’s most vulnerable people like the elderly and lower earners are being deprived from accessing the cash...
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04 Feb 2019
Nottinghamshire front-runner for superfast broadband
A new report has confirmed that Nottinghamshire is amongst the best places in the country for superfast broadband. Councillor Kay Cutts MBE, Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, has welcomed the...
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14 Jan 2019
‘Sandwich Generation’ are vulnerable
The Office for National Statistics has published data on the ‘Sandwich Generation’ – those who care for both their parents and dependent children. The report found that they are more...
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27 Dec 2018
High street report findings
The BBC reported on the publication of Sir John Timpson’s High Street Report. The report noted that a combination of internet shopping and the convenience of ‘out of town’ retailing...
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12 Nov 2018
Calls to reduce rural road speed limits
The Sunday Times reported on calls from the cycling charity Sustrans for a reduction in the speed limit on rural roads from 60 to 40 miles per hour. The charity’s...
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22 Oct 2018
Rural Health and Care Alliance launched
The National Central for Rural Health and Care (NCRHC) was launched in Parliament on Tuesday. Several MPs attended the event, with Anne-Marie Morris, MP for Newton Abbot and chair of...
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01 Oct 2018
New food supplies minister
The Guardian and several trade outlets reported on the appointment of David Rutley MP as a junior minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The Government...
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