Rural Communities
04 Jan 2013
Wet weather fund hits £450k
A WET weather fund set up to help farmers and rural communities has reached £450,000. A charitable trust set up by rural insurer NFU Mutual became the latest organisation to...
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04 Jan 2013
MPs to debate rural speed limit
THE controversial issue of reducing rural speed limits is to be debated by MPs. Speed limits in rural Lincolnshire will be the subject of an adjournment debate tabled by Sleaford...
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28 Dec 2012
Councils ‘set to build fewer houses’
COUNCILS are planning to build 272,720 fewer new homes since the abolition of regional planning, says a report. Local authorities across England have radically reduced their housing targets, according to...
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12 Dec 2012
Neighbourhood plan makes history
A NEIGHBOURHOOD plan in Cumbria has become the first in the country to pass an independent examination. The draft Upper Eden Neighbourhood Plan – the first in the country to...
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09 Dec 2012
Rural families face higher living costs
THE cost of living is higher for families in the countryside than it is for those in towns and cities, reveals a report. Weekly household expenditure across the UK averaged...
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23 Nov 2012
Rural road safety campaign launched
A NEW campaign has been launched to reduce the number of young driver deaths on rural roads. The Drive it Home campaign is being launched during Road Safety Week by...
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16 Nov 2012
Affordable housing target ‘on track’
THE government’s housing agency is expected to meet targets to build more affordable homes. The Homes and Communities Agency said it was on track to meet its delivery targets for...
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15 Nov 2012
Crime warning as nights get darker
RURAL businesses and communities are being urged to review security arrangements as darker nights draw in. Darker nights povide thieves with greater opportunities to burgle, said the Country Land and...
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11 Nov 2012
Rural film receives TV debut
A film highlighting the challenges faced by older people in the countryside is to receive its TV debut. The 12-minute Over the Hill? drama, created by the Rural Media Company,...
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05 Nov 2012
Controversy over village green plan
GOVERNMENT plans for town and village greens are a “kick in the teeth” for localism, claim campaigners. The Open Spaces Society wants MPs to speak against clause 13 of the...
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