RURAL property is becoming less affordable, with house values outperforming urban areas since the financial crisis.

RURAL residents are more likely than city folk to enjoy where they live, reveals a survey.

A MAJOR housing and planning package does not go far enough, say rural business leaders.

APPLICATIONS for funding from the Village SOS scheme are due to close at 2.30pm on 12 September.

THE eighth annual Countryside Alliance Awards – dubbed the Rural Oscars – have opened for entries.

HOUSING associations have hit out at recommendations that expensive social housing should be sold off to help kick-start the economy.

ALMOST £500,000 remains available for rural projects in two districts of East Sussex, it has emerged.

COUNTRYSIDE crime is on the rise with thefts topping £50m last year, suggests a leading rural insurer.

A NEW series of rural proofing resources aims to help those developing and delivering services at a local level.