Rural Communities
31 Dec 2013
Rural recognition in New Year honours
PEOPLE working to improve rural communities were among those recognised in the New Year Honours list. Mark Price, who is chairman of Business in the Community and the Prince’s Countryside...
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23 Dec 2013
Rural warning over census proposals
CHANGES to the way census data is collected must not have a detrimental affect on rural communities, the government has been told. The warning comes in a Rural Services Network...
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23 Dec 2013
Expert voices rural housing concerns
Measures contained in the government’s Autumn Statement will have a direct impact on rural social housing, an expert has warned. Jo Lavis, of Rural Housing Solutions, highlighted a number of...
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16 Dec 2013
First rural social enterprise zone named
CORNWALL has been designated Britain’s first rural social enterprise zone. The Cornwall Social Enterprise Zone was officially launched in a ceremony at the Eden Project by civil society minister Nick...
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09 Dec 2013
Big Society ‘failing local people’
MILLIONS of people are being left behind by the government’s Big Society project, claims a report which calls for a “radical review” of the initiative. The Big Society Audit 2013,...
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02 Dec 2013
Ministers ‘shift goalposts’ on fuel poverty
AN influential committee of MPs has accused the government of shifting the goalposts so fewer households are recorded as being in fuel poverty. Households in fuel poverty are usually defined...
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24 Nov 2013
Locals decide who gets rural funding
RURAL residents were able to decide which with community organisations benefited from grants in East Durham. Some 38 local groups applied for a share of the £85,000 pot, which is...
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21 Nov 2013
Rural councils ‘deliver value for money’
A £6m government investment helped England’s rural community councils pull in a further £15m, says a report. The figure is contained in a study commissioned by Defra to evaluate the...
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20 Nov 2013
Plunkett launches rural Scotland service
A NEW initiative aims to promote community enterprises that improve access to rural services in Scotland. The new service from the Plunkett Foundation aims to inspire Scottish rural communities to...
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05 Nov 2013
Arts funding ‘biased towards cities’
RURAL communities are being further disadvantaged by the allocation of arts funding, say campaigners. London receives £69 per head of populations (php) while some rural areas may only be receiving...
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