Rural Communities

Village spurns Facebook

Blewbury in Oxfordshire, a small village with a population of just 1,581, has launched its own app to allow residents to share updates, comments and message each other. Matt Phillips,

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Rural communities in danger

Experts have warned that rural communities are ‘in danger of dying out’ unless they are given more help to cope with ageing populations, according to an article by iNews. Trudi

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Farmers criticise plans for migrant workers

Following the Government’s new visa scheme announcement on Thursday, several farmers’ associations have criticised the plans as, ‘simply not enough’. The new visa scheme, announced by the Home Secretary and

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Communities build-their-own broadband

Build-your-own broadband brings rural British communities together Reuters covered the work of social enterprise Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN), which operates in areas experiencing poor connectivity. According to the

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Finding Volunteers in Rural Areas

By outside the box, 29 June 2018 Lots of community groups and voluntary organisations find it can be a challenge to get people involved – both for formal volunteering roles and

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Rural Communities

Village spurns Facebook

Blewbury in Oxfordshire, a small village with a population of just 1,581, has launched its own app to allow residents to share updates, comments and message each other. Matt Phillips,

Read More

Rural communities in danger

Experts have warned that rural communities are ‘in danger of dying out’ unless they are given more help to cope with ageing populations, according to an article by iNews. Trudi

Read More

Farmers criticise plans for migrant workers

Following the Government’s new visa scheme announcement on Thursday, several farmers’ associations have criticised the plans as, ‘simply not enough’. The new visa scheme, announced by the Home Secretary and

Read More

Communities build-their-own broadband

Build-your-own broadband brings rural British communities together Reuters covered the work of social enterprise Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN), which operates in areas experiencing poor connectivity. According to the

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Finding Volunteers in Rural Areas

By outside the box, 29 June 2018 Lots of community groups and voluntary organisations find it can be a challenge to get people involved – both for formal volunteering roles and

Read More