Rural Communities
27 Aug 2014
Road safety show tours Sussex
CONCERNS over road safety in rural Sussex will be addressed in a seroes of road shows. A community safety road show is visiting Henfield, Steyning, Storrington, Billingshurst and Pulborough to...
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26 Aug 2014
Bank supports Prince’s rural fund
A major High Street bank says it will commit “substantial funding” to a rural charity set up by the Prince of Wales. The Prince’s Countryside Fund supports a multitude of...
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20 Aug 2014
‘Bungalows will ease rural housing crisis’
BUILDING bungalows would help ease Britain’s housing crisis, say rural business leaders. The Country Land and Business Association said the government was “absolutely right” to promote bungalows as part of...
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11 Aug 2014
Cost of rural crime rises to £44.5m
RURAL theft cost the UK economy £44.5m last year, reveal statistics which show a rise of 5.2% on 2012. Details of the latest annual Rural Crime Survey for 2013 were...
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04 Aug 2014
Rural roads treated ‘like racetracks’
MOTORISTS are being urged to slow down on rural roads after one in three drivers admitted driving too fast. Some 33% of drivers admit driving too fast for safety on...
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03 Aug 2014
‘Urban’ fund could benefit rural towns
RURAL and market towns could qualify for support from a new urban fund for Community Land Trusts. Applications are open to the Urban CLT Project following a bidding process opened...
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24 Jul 2014
Charity urges end to ‘bedroom tax’
A RURAL charity has repeated its call for the government to scrap the so-called bedroom tax in settlements of fewer than 3000 people. Action with Communities in Rural England spoke...
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15 Jul 2014
Countryside is undervalued, says Prince’s fund
THE contribution of the countryside is undervalued, according to a charity initiated by the Prince of Wales. With 5.5 million people employed in the rural economy, the Prince’s Countryside Fund...
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13 Jul 2014
£300m available for affordable homes
HUNDREDS of millions of pounds are “up for grabs” for councils to build more affordable homes. A second round of bidding has been launched as the government said 15 councils...
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06 Jul 2014
£1.4m lottery cash for rural communities
THE Big Lottery Fund has announced almost £1.4m to help rural communities set up social enterprises. Building on the success of the Village SOS programme, the Fund’s new investment will...
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