Rural Communities
19 Mar 2013
New programme for neighbourhood plans
PARISH and town councils have welcomed a programme to help people develop their own neighbourhood plans. Neighbourhood planning groups will find full details about the new 2-year programme from 15...
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14 Mar 2013
Winter takes heavy toll on rural roads
VITAL repairs are needed to minor roads and rural routes seriously damaged by winter weather, local authorities and business leaders have warned. Roads risk becoming permanently strewn with potholes unless...
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13 Mar 2013
Rural charity chief to retire
SYLVIA Brown, chief executive of the charity Action with Communities in Rural England, is to retire at the end of March. The decision follows more than 10 years at the...
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11 Mar 2013
Prince’s concern for rural communities
PRINCE Charles has voiced his concern for rural communities, highlighting the importance of the British countryside. The Prince of Wales was the guest-editor of a special edition of the BBC’s...
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11 Mar 2013
Councils bid to ease housing challenge
LOCAL authorities are employing novel ways trying to ease housing problems. First time buyers are set to be given help to get on the property ladder, thanks to an East...
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13 Feb 2013
Council fightback against rural crime
A NEW scheme which aims to curtail rural thefts has been launched by Buckinghamshire County Council. The council is working with police to offer the rural community discounted machinery identification...
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01 Feb 2013
New Homes Bonus reaches £1.3bn
COUNCILS that have welcomed growth are getting a major boost to their spending power, says the government. Housing minister Mark Prisk said the final allocation of cash payouts worth £668m...
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31 Jan 2013
Awards highlight community shops
MORE than 300 community-run shops are being encouraged to enter the first awards for the sector. There are some 303 community shops in the UK – many run by volunteers...
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17 Jan 2013
Benefits shake-up hits rural families
RURAL families will be hardest hit by government plans to cap benefit increases, a leading charity has warned. The higher cost of living in the countryside means rural communities will...
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08 Jan 2013
Reduced fuel duty for remote areas?
THE government is to “consider the case” for reducing the amount of fuel duty paid by remote rural communities. The Rural Fuel Duty Rebate already gives motorists on remote Scottish...
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