NICRE
27 Oct 2025
Exploring Digital Health Solutions For Rural Communities
Digital tools and technologies have the potential to make access to health and care services easier and improve engagement and outcomes for patients. However, ongoing gaps in digital connectivity, skills...
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30 Sep 2025
Rural Homes Face Higher Costs In Net Zero Transition, New Study Warns
A new report commissioned by Rural England CIC and the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE), and undertaken by the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI), reveals the significant...
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24 Jul 2025
Bringing rural innovation to life: New resources from NICRE’s Innovation Portal
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) has launched new resources on its open-access Innovation Portal to help rural businesses, communities, policymakers and practitioners tackle key challenges. The three...
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06 May 2025
Affordable Homes Key to Unlocking Rural Business Growth
New research commissioned by Community Action Northumberland (CAN) reveals the growing pressure rural employers face due to a shortage of affordable and suitable housing for workers across Northumberland. Nearly one in two...
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07 Apr 2025
North East Launches Coastal and Rural Taskforce
The inaugural meeting of the North East Coastal and Rural Taskforce took place recently at the Catalyst, Newcastle, supported by the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise and Newcastle University....
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18 Feb 2025
Pubs can be the solution to rural challenges
Publicans and their pubs can be the solution to many of the problems faced in rural areas, Pub is The Hub chief executive John Longden OBE has said. The statement...
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18 Feb 2025
Cornwall firm’s insights showcased
Adapting, innovating A leading developer of UK deep geothermal power and lithium projects in Cornwall has teamed up with the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) to showcase how...
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17 Feb 2025
Geothermal Engineering and NICRE Drive Rural Innovation in Cornwall
A leading developer of UK deep geothermal power and lithium projects in Cornwall has teamed up with the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) to showcase how it is...
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11 Feb 2025
New Report Showcases Community-Led Regeneration of Northumberland’s Rural Areas
A new report highlights how communities in Northumberland are breathing new life into their high streets and town centres by repurposing disused buildings into valuable community assets and housing schemes....
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16 Dec 2024
Contribution of rural economies is ‘vital ingredient’ to Industrial Strategy
Recognising and nurturing the contribution and potential of rural economies is a ‘vital ingredient’ to a successful Industrial Strategy, according to the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE). NICRE...
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