Business
01 Jun 2020
UK Shared Prosperity Fund must replace lost EU rural funding
Farming Life has called for urgent progress to be made on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to replace EU funding that will be lost due to Brexit Programmes like the...
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17 Aug 2017
Rural funding maps published
The government has published maps to help applicants for grants under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). Based on Local Enterprise Partnerships, the maps outline the areas covered by...
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10 Aug 2017
Call to exempt farm buildings from development tax
THE government is facing calls to exempt new farm buildings from a revised approach to development tax for local infrastructure. Developers are already charged a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) when...
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30 Jul 2017
£200m for businesses and broadband
The government has unveiled £200m in grants for rural businesses and broadband projects. Funding for rural businesses would generate more than 6,000 new jobs and support the growth of rural enterprises,...
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29 Jul 2017
Rural welcome for broadband scheme
RURAL business leaders have welcomed a grant scheme to connect firms to faster broadband. Defra released a new wave of pre-Brexit grant schemes to help rural areas in England get...
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25 Jul 2017
Free LPG tank installation for rural businesses
Calor is offering a free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank and pipework installation to rural, off-grid agricultural businesses. The offer is available immediately, with rural farming businesses currently using oil,...
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11 Jul 2017
‘Rising cost of gas to hit rural firms’
The price of gas for small to medium sized businesses is set to soar by 2020 as government climate and decarbonisation policies bite, warns rural energy firm Calor. In 2016,...
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08 Jun 2017
Brexit job fears for rural business
BREXIT has already caused problems for almost half of rural businesses trying to recruit staff, suggests a survey. Some 44% of Country Land and Business Association members surveyed have experienced...
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05 Jun 2017
Rural tourism ‘worth more than farming’
TOURISM generates more revenue and provides more employment for the rural sector than farming, delegates at a recent seminar were told. John Hoy, head of rural at consultants Bidwells, was...
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31 May 2017
£14.8m centre boosts rural economy
A multi-million pound state-of-the art visitor centre is set to boost the rural economy in north-east England. Northumberland National Park Authority has confirmed that its £14.8m visitor centre on Hadrian’s...
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