Rural Access to Health and Care Services
Rural residents face distinct healthcare challenges, including limited access to transport, longer distances to medical facilities, an aging demographic, housing inadequacies, digital connectivity gaps, and recruitment hurdles for healthcare workers.
10 May 2017
Rural crime is ‘policing priority’
Police and local partners have launched a partnership initiative to tackle rural crime in Northumberland. A steering group of organisations attending the offical launch meeting included farm leaders, rural businesses,...
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03 May 2017
Police boss says priority is rural crime
TACKLING rural crime has neen named as a priority by Norfolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner. Commissioner Lorne Green gave an update on his Rural Policing Strategy – launched in autumn 2016 –...
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24 Apr 2017
More communities warn of GP shortage
MORE rural communities are suffering from a shortage of doctors – with some surgeries warning of an impending crisis. It follows a warning by the Rural Services Network and West...
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21 Apr 2017
Fleet of 4x4s vehicles target rural crime
Police in Lincolnshire are due to take delivery of a fleet of 4×4 vehicles to combat rural crime. The 4x4s have been funded by the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner...
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19 Apr 2017
‘Missed chance’ to tackle fly-tipping
Government plans to tackle the scourge of fly-tipping are a missed opportunity, rural leaders have warned. Published earlier this month, the government’s Litter Strategy for England intends to curb illegal...
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12 Apr 2017
Charities win support for rural services
RURAL charities are among those to share £22.7m in government funding to support older veterans. The money will help organisations provide access to health care and carers, support with using...
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11 Apr 2017
Police in joint battle against rural crime
POLICE from three forces have joined together to help find better ways to target rural crime. Cheshire Constabulary, Derbyshire Police and Staffordshire Police have spent the last 12 months working...
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10 Apr 2017
Government crackdown on fly-tippers
Fly-tippers could be forced to help councils clear-up illegally dumped waste in a new drive to clean up the countryside. Government recommendations include making offenders on community sentences – including...
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07 Apr 2017
Crime taskforce celebrates anniversary
A POLICE team dedicated to serving rural communities is celebrating its first anniversary – and its 100th arrest. One year in, and North Yorkshire Police’s Rural Taskforce says it is...
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02 Apr 2017
Revealed: Best rural places to live
Britain’s best rural places to live in 2017 have been revealed in the latest annual quality of life survey. The Orkney Islands are rated as the rural district of the...
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