Services
12 Oct 2017
£20,000 ‘Golden hello’ For Rural GPs
TRAINEE doctors are to receive £20,000 to work in rural and coastal communities struggling to recruit GPs. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced the funding as part of a package of...
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11 Oct 2017
Government failing on rural broadband
Former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has criticised the government for failing rural people on broadband. Mr Farron, who is the MP for the South Lakes in Cumbria, said the...
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10 Oct 2017
Wellbeing and the countryside exhibition
A new exhibition explores the complex relationships between wellbeing and the countryside. The exhbition runs until 31 October at Reading University’s Museum of English Rural Life with the help of rural stakeholders...
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06 Oct 2017
Special week targets rural crime
POLICE, councillors and local residents have teamed for a week of action against rural crime in Northamptonshire. The Rural Week of Action, which runs from 9-13 October, involves Corby Rural Neighbourhood...
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04 Oct 2017
Focus on broadband reliability, not speed
RURAL broadband provision should focus on reliable connections rather than high speeds, says a report. The study at Cambridge Judge Business School urges modest yet reliable mobile broadband connectivity, even if this...
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03 Oct 2017
Council bid to combat rural isolation
A RURAL council has launched a special group to combat loneliness in the countryside. Boston Borough Council in Lincolnshire said the isolation – especially in rural areas – had been...
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02 Oct 2017
Concern over firefighter shortage
A shortage of rural firefighters has triggered a number of recruitment drives to fill vacancies in village fire stations. It follows concern that not enough people want to become retained...
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28 Sep 2017
Transport tops conference agenda
A first-of-its-kind event aims to help community groups address rural transport challenges in the east of England. The Fenland Transport Conference 2017 is being held in March, Cambridgeshire, on Thursday,...
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24 Sep 2017
Petition warns of rural GP shortage
Hundreds of people have signed a petition warning that GP practices in rural areas are struggling to recruit doctors. Started by Lincolnshire GP Ben Loryman, the petition says many rural...
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18 Sep 2017
Fairer funding ‘vital’ for rural schools
Fairer funding is vital for England’s rural schools, the Rural Services Network has warned. The network issued the warning in response to confirmation that the government is to reform the...
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