Rural Communities
23 Aug 2012
‘Rural Oscars’ open for nominations
THE eighth annual Countryside Alliance Awards – dubbed the Rural Oscars – have opened for entries. The awards, which celebrate rural life, produce, heritage and character, are led by public...
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21 Aug 2012
‘Flawed’ plan to sell social housing
HOUSING associations have hit out at recommendations that expensive social housing should be sold off. The suggestion to sell off expensive social housing when it becomes vacant was made by...
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21 Aug 2012
Rural funding available in East Sussex
ALMOST £500,000 is available for rural projects in two districts of East Sussex. The WARR Partnership, covering the Wealden and Rother Districtsm said it had £450,000 to allocate under Leader...
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07 Aug 2012
Fighting back against rural crime
COUNTRYSIDE crime is on the rise with thefts topping £50m last year, suggests a leading rural insurer. Theft from farms has reached new levels, according to NFU Mutual, as the...
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18 Jul 2012
Defra unveils rural proofing resources
A NEW series of rural proofing resources aims to help those developing and delivering services at a local level. The resources, funded and published by Defra, have been produced by...
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12 Jul 2012
Grants available for winter fuel bills
GRANTS of up to £6000 are available to help residents on income related benefits keep save money on energy bills. Government funded grants of £3,500 are available to homeowners and...
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08 Jul 2012
Hundreds of communities helped
THE Plunkett Foundation has smashed its five-year target of helping rural communities by encouraging residents to set up social enterprises. An Impact Report published by the charity highlights how it...
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03 Jul 2012
Rural inflation ‘twice national average’
THE cost of living in the countryside has risen almost twice as fast as in urban areas over the past year. The findings come from the Countryside Living Index, a...
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26 Jun 2012
Builders back affordable homes schemes
BUILDERS are backing a government scheme designed to help first-time buyers onto the housing ladder, claims the government. The builders behind half of all homes built in England are committed...
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21 Jun 2012
Towns at centre of rural revival
SMALL towns are at the centre of a rural revival, local councillors have been told. Chris Wade, chief executive of Action for Market Towns, addressed the Local Government Association’s Rural...
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