Rural Communities
06 May 2014
Threat to affordable rural homes
GOVERNMENT proposals threaten to reduce the delivery of much-needed affordable housing in the countryside. The warning was issued by the Rural Services Network in response to a government consultation on...
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28 Apr 2014
Rural crime – join the debate
RURAL crime is the subject of a special debate expected to include contributions from police and community groups. The 4Policing consultancy group is facilitating a social media Twitter session on...
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23 Apr 2014
Extra borrowing for affordable homes
Councils can bid for a share of £300m in extra borrowing to build up to 10,000 affordable homes, says the government. Local authorities can bid for a share of the...
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14 Apr 2014
Views sought on small housing schemes
THE government is seeking views on exempting small housing schemes from section 106 affordable housing requirements. The Department for Communities and Local Government is canvassing opinion on proposals to introduce...
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31 Mar 2014
Revealed: top rural places to live
A national survey highlights what it claims are the rural places with Britain’s best quality of life. Britain’s best rural areas to live are dominated by the East of England,...
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24 Mar 2014
Tourism campaign for flood-hit regions
A £2m tourism campaign aims to support communities affected by recent floods and boost holiday booking ahead of Easter. National tourism board Visit England said it was launching the £2m...
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21 Mar 2014
Community secures £500k lottery grant
AN isolated rural community has been awarded £500,000 from the National Lottery. Ennerdale Bridge sits as the gateway to the Ennerdale Valley in the western Lake District, Cumbria. As well...
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16 Mar 2014
Rural boost from community assets
VILLAGES and rural residents are benefiting from a £1.2m community fund in Lincolnshire. A range of rural community-owned enterprises are benefiting from West Lindsey District Council’s £1.2 million Community Assets...
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03 Mar 2014
Prince’s fund opens for applications
THE Prince’s Countryside Fund, which makes grants to organisations working with rural communities, has re-opened for applications. Exceptionally wet weather this winter has brought misery to thousands of flooded families,...
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24 Feb 2014
Princess calls for more rural homes
MORE village homes must be built to ease Britain’s housing crisis, the Princess Royal has warned. Princess Anne delivered the keynote speech at the national affordable rural housing conference held...
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