A campaign for fairer rural funding will be stepped up ahead of a crucial vote in the House of Commons in February.

The leader of one of England’s most rural councils has accused the government of trying to decimate local authorities.

THE government is offering subsidised satellite broadband to rural customers on slow connections. The scheme was launched during December by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It came as

THE government’s latest funding settlement has increased the grant to local authorities that deliver rural services – but only in the most sparsely populated areas.

MPs have called on Defra to explain how it will deliver vital services in the face of budget cuts. The Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee said the department should

The government has set out the actions it says will ensure its policies take into account the interests of rural communities. The actions are contained in the government response to

A SPECIAL Rural Watch vehicle staffed by police volunteers has been hailed a success one year after its launch.

RURAL stakeholders have a final opportunity to book their place at the forthcoming Rural Health Network 2016 conference.

West Oxfordshire is set to become one of the first districts in the country to have full rural superfast broadband coverage.

WORK has started on the first ultrafast rural broadband network in Essex.