coronavirus
26 Jul 2021
UK food shortages: Rural areas and summer holiday favourites at ‘back of queue’ for deliveries
The i paper reports that with an estimated shortfall of about 100,000 HGV drivers due to the ongoing effects of Brexit and the pandemic, the national lorry driver shortages will...
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26 Jul 2021
Cornwall holidaymakers urged to ‘pack Covid tests’
Holidaymakers are being urged to pack Covid tests with their sun cream and bathing outfits before travelling to Cornwall the BBC report Cornwall Council is also advising people to get...
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26 Jul 2021
Public grateful for benefits countryside visits bring to mental and physical health, new survey finds
The pandemic has given people a greater appreciation of the landscapes farmers provide, with 71% of people saying they feel fortunate to be able to access the British countryside a...
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12 Jul 2021
Planning Debate
On Thursday 15th July, Bob Seely MP has called a Westminster Hall Debate on the future of the planning system and the upcoming Planning Bill The Rural Services Network has...
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21 Jun 2021
Covid: ‘It took me almost all day to get my coronavirus vaccine’
The BBC reports how under-40s advised against having the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine are having to travel to mass vaccination centres to receive their vaccinations, something that is particularly difficult for...
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21 Jun 2021
Young people in the UK’s rural hotspots feel priced out
The BBC reports on how the ongoing narrative we heard over the course of the pandemic was how remote working was leading people to give up city life in favour...
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07 Jun 2021
Could rural hospitals struggle to cope with influx of staycationers?
The Daily Mail reports that Britons going on staycations this summer risk “overburdening” hospitals in tourist hotspots, according to warnings from Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers Mr Hopson...
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01 Jun 2021
Call for information – difficulties caused by the pandemic to Early Years Education providers
NationalWorld (a company who cover the whole of the UK) have undertaken data analysis on Early Years Education providers during the first six months of the pandemic They have found...
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01 Jun 2021
Rural economies boosted by new migration trends
Research published by Northumbria University is exploring how shifting work patterns and home-buying preferences are changing rural communities Analysis of data from the past decade shows that rural areas which...
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01 Jun 2021
Housing market: Are second home owners really pricing locals out?
The BBC reports that concerns regarding second homes in rural areas is growing, with the pandemic increasing tensions The report notes that second home owners have “long stood accused of...
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