Services
04 Feb 2015
MPs slam government’s broadband plan
RURAL communities are being left behind by the government’s broadband plans, MPs have warned. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee fears hard to reach rural communities are being overlooked...
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02 Feb 2015
Government under pressure on funding
THE Rural Services Network is continuing to pile on the pressure after a government minister agreed there was “still more to do” to rectify a funding shortfall for rural local...
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30 Jan 2015
Local communities boost rail network
COMMUNITY initiatives are helping to obtain better value for money from the rail network, says a report. Local initiatives range from major schemes to people helping to maintain station gardens...
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30 Jan 2015
MPs criticise slow broadband rollout
MPs have clashed with civil servants and telecom bosses over the delivery of better broadband to rural areas. A Public Accounts Committee hearing examining the government’s progress on delivering superfast...
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24 Jan 2015
MP tackles rural road fuel pricing
A Conservative MP hopes to secure powers to combat higher fuel prices in rural areas. Wyre Forest MP Mark Garnier said motorists across his largely rural constituency in Worcestershire knew...
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18 Jan 2015
Rural fuel discount ‘step nearer’
LOWER petrol prices are a step nearer for 17 remote rural communities after Brussels approved the plan. The government’s rural fuel rebate scheme cleared the major hurdle of European Commission...
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18 Jan 2015
Call for reversal of GP funding cuts
CUTS in health funding that could see scores of GP surgeries close must be reversed, says a rural charity. Changes to the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee (MPIG) will hit the...
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07 Jan 2015
BBC to launch farming hero award
THE BBC is set to launch its 2015 farming heroes award – recognising the farmer who has gone the extra mile to help others. The BBC Countryfile’s Farming Heroes Award...
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02 Jan 2015
Police specials target rural crime
A TEAM of police specials aims to tackle rural crime in Cambridgeshire. The dedicated rural specials team will support Cambridgeshire police’s rural crime team to provide rural patrols across the...
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23 Dec 2014
Mobile ‘not spot’ plan disappoints
GOVERNMENT plans to extend mobile phone coverage to 90% of the country are disappointing, say rural leaders. Culture Secretary Sajid Javid announced a binding agreement with mobile network providers to...
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