Services
02 Nov 2015
Concern over police funding plan
CHANGES to police funding could see £.9.5m wiped off the budget for one of England’s most rural counties. The government has spent the summer consulting on the way that a key...
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01 Nov 2015
BBC beefs up coverage of rural issues
The BBC has taken significant steps to improve its coverage of rural issues, says the corporation’s watchdog. A progress report by the BBC Trust follows an independent review of the BBC’s rural...
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25 Oct 2015
Minister admits rural transport concern
POOR public transport in rural areas is a “very real concern,” a government minister has conceded. Transport minister Andrew Jones was speaking during an event at the National Railway Museum, York,...
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22 Oct 2015
Rural roads ‘are Britain’s deadliest’
Rural roads are the deadliest in Britain, with an average of three people dying on them every day last year. In total, 1,040 people were killed and 9,051 seriously injured...
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11 Oct 2015
Rural schools ‘deserve fairer funding’
NORTH Yorkshire MP Rishi Sunak has launched a campaign to get a better funding deal for rural schools. Schools in the county receive hundreds of pounds less per pupil than...
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27 Sep 2015
Scheme brings 3G to remote areas
More villages and rural areas now have reliable 3G mobile coverage thanks to a special initiative. The latest villages connected by Vodafone’s Rural Open Sure Signal scheme are High Kelling, Hillington, and...
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27 Sep 2015
Council pioneers telecare scheme
A pioneering telecare scheme is under way to support people living with dementia across Hampshire. The pathfinder scheme is being run by Hampshire County Council in partnership with Argenti Telecare. ...
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27 Sep 2015
Fuel poverty fund warms residents
RURAL local authorities are among those to benefit from a £25m fuel poverty fund. Nationwide more than 7,000 households across England will benefit from £25m worth of government funding to...
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27 Sep 2015
BT unveils plan for faster broadband
BT has outlined its vision for better broadband amid criticism at the slow rollout of superfast connections. The company has unveiled plans for a new universal minimum broadband speed of...
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16 Sep 2015
Patients ‘more aware of NHS choice’
Rural residents are more aware of their right to choose where they receive NHS care, suggests a survey. Conducted by NHS England and Monitor, the government says the survey indicates...
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