Business leaders have unveiled a manifesto spelling out rural needs when it comes to cutting crime.

Rural stakeholders are urged to register for a free conference on ways of delivering health services. The one-day event, Challenging Times – Working together to deliver effective rural health services,

DEFRA secretary Owen Paterson has vowed to tackle Britain’s poor rural mobile phone network.

A GOVERNMENT scheme aims to help local people claim a stake and become part-owners of much loved local assets and services.

A GROUP of independent candidates hoping to be elected police commissioners have joined forces over the inadequacy of rural police funding.

RURAL stakeholders are urged to respond to a government consultation detailing planned changes to subsidised bus services.

A NEW bus service connecting 26 parishes to the town of Buckingham has been described as a rural lifeline.

DISCRETIONARY grants are vital to community transport schemes in rural areas, says a new report.

A SHAKE-UP in government funding could lead to the closure of rural schools.

RURAL local authorities face big challenges when it comes to providing services for older people in the countryside, suggests a study. The warning comes in a report examining social isolation