Services
19 Oct 2012
Rural crime manifesto unveiled
BUSINESS leaders have unveiled a manifesto spelling out rural needs when it comes to cutting crime. The Country Land and Business Association published the manifesto ahead of the Police and...
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15 Oct 2012
Register for free health conference
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,...
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11 Oct 2012
Paterson in pledge on mobile phones
DEFRA secretary Owen Paterson has vowed to tackle Britain’s poor rural mobile phone network. Improving poor mobile phone reception in the countryside was an issue of national importance, Mr Paterson...
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07 Oct 2012
Communities take shares in services
A GOVERNMENT scheme aims to help local people become part-owners of much-loved local assets and services. Launched by communities minister Don Foster, the Community Shares Unit encourages people to take...
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04 Oct 2012
Police candidates demand fair funding
A GROUP of independent candidates hoping to be elected police commissioners have joined forces over the inadequacy of rural police funding. The group involves David Bowles (candidate for Lincolnshire), Mary...
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03 Oct 2012
Plan to reform bus subsidy system
RURAL stakeholders are urged to respond to a government consultation detailing planned changes to subsidised bus services. The Department for Transport consultation on changes to the bus subsidy system includes...
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03 Oct 2012
Bus service provides rural ‘lifeline’
A NEW bus service connecting 26 parishes to the town of Buckingham has been described as a rural lifeline. The subsidised Saturday service will allow parishes in the Buckingham area...
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30 Sep 2012
Community transport is ‘vital’ service
DISCRETIONARY grants are vital to community transport schemes in rural areas, says a new report. Community transport is growing despite funding challenges, says the Community Transport Association State of the...
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21 Sep 2012
Rural schools face funding challenge
A SHAKE-UP in government funding could lead to the closure of rural schools, fear campaigners. It follows a shake-up of the complicated formula used to calculate how much cash individual...
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14 Sep 2012
Older people face rural isolation
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...
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