Rural Communities
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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09 Apr 2017
£2m awarded to rural transport groups
DOZENS of community groups have been awarded a share of £2m to help keep rural people on the move. The money was awarded by the government in the second round...
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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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02 Apr 2017
Energy measures ‘help vulnerable homes’
Rural communities will benefit from new measures to make homes cheaper to heat, says the government. Changes to the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) will make sure energy companies give support...
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23 Mar 2017
Councils highlight importance of services
Representatives from England’s 10,000 parish and town aim to raise their profile by marching on parliament. The third ever ‘Lobby Day’ by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) will see...
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09 Mar 2017
Caution over extra social care funding
An extra £2bn in funding is unlikely to resolve the challenges faced by adult social care providers, warn local authorities. An additional £2bn for councils to provide adult social care...
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24 Feb 2017
More action needed on rural housing
Further action is neeeded to ensure that the government’s Housing White Paper delivers for rural areas, an expert has warned. Jo Lavis, of Rural Housing Solutions, says the general thrust...
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08 Feb 2017
Government plan to tackle homes shortage
RURAL leaders have welcomed government plans to tackle Britain’s shortage of homes. Plans to fix what the government described as Britain’s “broken housing market” and build more homes across England...
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03 Feb 2017
Rural people support more homes
Two thirds of rural people support building the new of homes in their local area, says a survey. Some 65% of those who said they live in ‘a country village...
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