Services
12 Sep 2014
Police join forces against rural crime
SIX police forces have teamed up to tackle rural crime across the north of England. The joint operation covered 3,500 sq miles covering the counties of Durham, North Yorkshire and...
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08 Sep 2014
New role for rural libraries – study
LOCAL libraries can provide access to different services otherwise missing in rural areas, says a report. The study looked at how communities have worked together to protect and promote rural...
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06 Sep 2014
Police in rural crime clampdown
POLICE are carrying out a week of action to tackle rural crime in the Thames Valley. The rural crime action week, which runs from 8-14 September 2014, will see increased...
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01 Sep 2014
‘Act now to secure rural funding’
RURAL communities and business owners are being urged to ensure they secure a share of a new European funding pot. The Country Land and Business Association is encouraging its members...
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28 Aug 2014
£1m initiative to tackle rural isolation
A £1m range of innovative projects has been launched to tackle challenges around rural loneliness. The projects will also help people maintain physical and mental health and independence as active...
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23 Aug 2014
Communities ‘keen’ to support services
MORE than 150 people and groups have expressed an interest in helping to support local public services in Devon. It follows consultations by Devon County Council on the futures of...
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21 Aug 2014
Call to ‘better regulate’ bus services
BUS services need to be better regulated outside London, says a think tank report. Britain’s bus passengers have been let down by a lack of competition and a failure of...
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16 Aug 2014
‘Unfair’ rural deal from government
RURAL communities get an unfair deal from the way the government funds local authorities, an independent commission has been told. The warning was made by the Rural Services Network in...
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15 Aug 2014
Rural mobile phone users unhappy
One third of rural mobile phone users say they are dissatisfied with the service they receive. Users in the countryside experience problems with making phone calls more frequently than their...
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13 Aug 2014
Faster broadband for Northamptonshire
MORE than 21,800 homes in Northamptonshire can now get faster fibre broadband thanks to a project led by the county council. Fifteen roadside fibre broadband cabinets have just ‘gone live’...
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