Services
20 Jun 2012
Postcode lottery of social care funding
RURAL areas receive lower funding and spend less on social care – despite having more older people than urban local authorities, reveals a report. Rural authorities which tend to have...
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07 Jun 2012
Residents help decide library services
RURAL residents are to attend discussion groups as part of a review of library services in East Sussex. The review is being undertaken by East Sussex County Council, which is...
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04 May 2012
Call to improve ambulance responses
MPs have demanded that ambulances respond quicker to life-threatening rural emergencies. The joint call was made by Dan Poulter, MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich; and Peter Aldous, MP...
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01 May 2012
Budget cuts force transport review
BUDGET reductions have forced a review of local bus services in Leicestershire. Leicestershire County Council is inviting residents to have their say on plans to save £750,000 over two years...
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27 Apr 2012
‘Heat or eat’ dilemma for rural poor
RISING fuel prices mean more people are going hungry to heat their homes, a rural councillor has warned. The number of Lincolnshire households in fuel poverty will double over the...
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22 Apr 2012
Police warning over rural burglaries
RURAL residents are being urged to take action ahead of an expected increase in theft and burglaries. Police are warning that domestic burglaries are likely to rise the days start...
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11 Apr 2012
£500k plan for market town
SUPPORTING local shops and community facilities are among key plans for a market town. A regeneration masterplan drawn up by Durham County Council for Crook aims to support retail development...
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05 Apr 2012
Watchdog to probe rural fuel prices?
COMPETITION watchdogs should investigate high rural fuel prices, the government has been told. Tory MP Sarah Newton believes the Office of Fair Trading should look into the reasons why petrol...
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27 Mar 2012
Plan to revamp local bus subsidy
PLANS to reform the local bus subsidy system have been welcomed by Britain’s biggest bus operator. The government proposals aim to attract more people on to buses while giving local...
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24 Mar 2012
Rural broadband grants in Ryedale
A NEW broadband scheme aims to boost business in the North Yorkshire market towns of Malton and Norton. But firms must act quickly as funding deadlines mean that applications for...
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