THE 300th community-owned shop has opened, marking a significant increase in community-owned rural services across the UK.

RURAL leaders are joining forces with the police to combat countryside crime in Devon and Cornwall.

LIFE-SAVING equipment is being made available to rural communities across East Anglia, thanks to the Co-operative Society.

SATELLITE broadband is essential if internet speeds are to be speeded up in rural areas, believes a government minister.

A NEW initiative will see police officers dedicated to tackling offenders who target farms and rural communities in Suffolk.

AN £87,000 boost looks set to help a community spirited village provide a new post office and affordable housing.

A MAJOR milestone was reached when the government’s rural superfast broadband programme connected its first village. The rural community of Ainderby Steeple in North Yorkshire became the first community to

BUS funding in many parts of England has seen a second year of significant cuts, claim public transport campaigners.

FARMERS can use red diesel in their tractors to help grit and clear snow from public roads during extreme weather, the government has confirmed.