Some 3000 post office counters have been designated “community branches” as they deliver services to rural residents, says the government. Business minister Andrew Griffiths was responding to a parliamentary written question about
The government is facing renewed calls for fairer funding for rural communities. It follows the announcement of its provisional local finance settlement, which is due to be finalised over the
Rural areas continue to receive less police funding than urban areas, says the Rural Services Network. Using 2016 population figures, the network has compared total direct resource funding per head
Three villages could become “rural travel hubs” to improve rural transport in Cambridgeshire. The pilot hubs, to be funded by the Greater Cambridge Partnership, will be travel interchanges tailored for
Rural households spend about £3000 more per year than their urban counterparts on essentials, suggests a study. Inflation when it comes to goods and services in rural areas is also
A rural crime team in Derbyshire has helped resolve crimes worth £120,000 in its first six months. The dedicated police team, which is based at Matlock, has been at the
Crippling fuel bills mean many rural householders are too scared to put their heating on. More than three in ten Britons – many of them in rural areas – are
The UK’s biggest ATM network has rejected claims that changes in its fee structure could result in the widespread loss of cash machines in rural locations. LINK has been consulting
Everyone in the UK will have a legal right to broadband speeds of at least 10Mbps by 2020, the government has announced. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
The Rural Services Network has given a cautious welcome to the government’s provisional local finance settlement for local authorities. But the network has also warned warned that more must be
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Some 3000 post office counters have been designated “community branches” as they deliver services to rural residents, says the government. Business minister Andrew Griffiths was responding to a parliamentary written question about
The government is facing renewed calls for fairer funding for rural communities. It follows the announcement of its provisional local finance settlement, which is due to be finalised over the
Rural areas continue to receive less police funding than urban areas, says the Rural Services Network. Using 2016 population figures, the network has compared total direct resource funding per head
Three villages could become “rural travel hubs” to improve rural transport in Cambridgeshire. The pilot hubs, to be funded by the Greater Cambridge Partnership, will be travel interchanges tailored for
Rural households spend about £3000 more per year than their urban counterparts on essentials, suggests a study. Inflation when it comes to goods and services in rural areas is also
A rural crime team in Derbyshire has helped resolve crimes worth £120,000 in its first six months. The dedicated police team, which is based at Matlock, has been at the
Crippling fuel bills mean many rural householders are too scared to put their heating on. More than three in ten Britons – many of them in rural areas – are
The UK’s biggest ATM network has rejected claims that changes in its fee structure could result in the widespread loss of cash machines in rural locations. LINK has been consulting
Everyone in the UK will have a legal right to broadband speeds of at least 10Mbps by 2020, the government has announced. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
The Rural Services Network has given a cautious welcome to the government’s provisional local finance settlement for local authorities. But the network has also warned warned that more must be
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