Rural Communities
29 Jan 2017
Plan to stop drugs gangs targeting countryside
A GOVERNMENT crackdown aims to stop urban drugs gangs targeting rural communities. Under the plan, mobile phones will be shut down if they are used by drug gangs and couriers...
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29 Jan 2017
Keep neighbourhood plans watertight, say councils
Parish councils are urging the government to stand firm against developers who “want to ride roughshod” over the wishes of rural communities. It comes after developers challenged a government move...
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23 Jan 2017
Rate reform could destroy rural businesses
Rural communities will be among the biggest losers from what is described as a radical reform of business rates. Rural enterprises face some of the steepest business rate rises in...
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23 Jan 2017
Prince’s fund donates £670k to rural communities
A fund founded by Prince Charles has unveiled £670,000 in grant support for rural initiatives. The Prince’s Countryside Fund said the money would support 19 projects across the UK through...
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10 Jan 2017
Landowners outline rural housing ‘answers’
Rural business leaders have set out five action points they claim will help ease the shortage of affordable homes. The Country Land and Business Association, which represents landowners, farmers and...
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08 Jan 2017
Defra confirms £120m in rural funding
Defra secretary Andrea Leadsom has confirmed a £120m funding boost for rural businesses across England. Some £120m in funding will be made available to rural businesses – generating thousands of jobs...
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02 Jan 2017
Garden villages ‘will ease housing crisis’
England’s first ever garden villages will help to ease the country’s housing crisis, says the government. Garden villages are settlements of between 1,500 and 10,000 homes. The location of the...
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02 Jan 2017
Survey reveals UK’s best place to live
Rural areas feature highly in the UK’s best places to live, according to the latest Halifax Quality of Life Survey. The local authority district of Winchester in Hampshire scooped the top...
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02 Dec 2016
Young farmers support community projects
The National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs is looking to support community and environmental projects. The NFYFC Countryside Challenge programme provides YFC members with an opportunity to take part in...
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28 Nov 2016
Do rural communities face a ‘justice desert’?
What does delivering a proportionate and effective justice system mean for rural communities? Jessica Sellick investigates. Since the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 to the creation of the Crown...
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