RURAL businesses are invited to apply for the first round of funding in the LEADER programme in Worcestershire.

MILLIONS of pounds in grants are available to boost businesses and create jobs in rural Staffordshire.

LINCOLNSHIRE has opened inlone applications for the county’s four LEADER programmes.

FIFTEEN small towns and rural areas are among 26 new and extended Enterprise Zones announced by the government.

A pilot scheme to boost skills and careers is to be rolled out across rural East Sussex.

ONE of England’s most rural counties has been awarded just over £2m to create jobs and support small businesses. Herefordshire Council received the funding from the European Union and Defra

RURAL communities are set to benefit from £138m to create more jobs and boost the rural economy.

RURAL businesses across England are being urged to apply for funding from the European Structural and Investment Fund. Funding is available for investment in new and existing rural micro and

RURAL businesses in 12 areas across the country are set to benefit from almost £7m, says the government.