Services
02 Oct 2016
Police take to sky against rural crime
POLICE have launched a new operation aimed to tackle rural crime – including using drones to catch criminals. Dubbed Operation Buzzard, the initiative will coordinate all rural crime related operations...
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23 Sep 2016
Call for action on business rate debts
Local authorities have called for new powers to tackle huge business rate debts. Millions of pounds in unpaid business rates are being written off by cash-strapped councils due to a...
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22 Sep 2016
Clampdown on rural crime in Yorkshire
POLICE have launched a major clampdown on rural crime – targeting hundreds of outlying businesses around York. Officers have identified hundreds of farms and York business premises that are located...
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19 Sep 2016
Police app combats rural crime
THOUSANDS of people have signed up to a police messaging service to combat rural crime. The free North Yorkshire Community Messaging system lets people register to receive the latest crime...
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14 Sep 2016
MPs ‘must support rural mobile coverage’
MOBILE phone operators should be legally obliged to deliver universal coverage across the whole of Britain, say rural business leaders. The call comes after MPs debated the Digital Economy Bill,...
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09 Sep 2016
Reverse rural transport cuts – campaigners
Campaigners have urged the government to use the Bus Services Bill to reverse rural transport cuts. Government ministers should take immediate action to improve public transport in rural areas, said...
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08 Sep 2016
Rates retention ‘ambitious and complex’
THE Rural Services Network and local authorities have issued a joint statement on government plans to move to 100% retention of business rates by 2020. The joint statement was issued...
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31 Aug 2016
£2m fund for new railway stations
THE government has unveiled a £20m aimed at providing better journeys for rail passengers across England and Wales. The next round of the new stations fund will provide up to...
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29 Aug 2016
Rural surgery gets superfast broadband
SUPERFAST broadband is set to transform life for doctors, patients and community teams at a remote surgery in North Yorkshire. Aysgarth Surgery in the Upper Dales has been connected to...
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29 Aug 2016
Co-operative transport fund launched
A £2m fund aims to help councils capitalise on emerging technologies and deliver better journeys for motorists. Local authorities have been invited by the Department for Transport to apply for...
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