Rural Vulnerability
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices.
22 Jan 2024
Digital Disparity: A Closer Look at Rural Connectivity in England
The latest Connected Nations UK Report 2023 sheds light on the digital connectivity in the UK, revealing a stark contrast between urban and rural regions. The report shows a considerable...
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16 Jan 2024
Debate on NHS Dentistry raises rural concerns
A debate in the House of Commons on 9th January raised concerns over the lack of NHS dentists available. It cited a Nuffield Trust report into the State of NHS...
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16 Jan 2024
Impact on Parking Meters
Picking up on a story released just before the Christmas break, the Local Government Association highlighted concerns over the future switch off of 2G and 3G mobile networks. The Local...
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08 Jan 2024
London gets well over ‘fair share’ of specialised NHS services while rural areas miss out
The Health Service Journal recently reported on NHS England figures. HSJ findings suggest “people in some more rural areas are missing out on specialist treatments they should be getting, while...
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08 Jan 2024
Urgent need to resolve flooding funding
The last week saw significant amounts of rainfall in a short period of time, leading to significant flooding in areas across the country. The BBC reported on the story which...
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08 Jan 2024
Solution for lack of pharmacies?
Two Universities are joining up to tackle the growing problem of a recruitment crisis in pharmacies in the South West. The BBC reports on how “the University of Bath is...
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18 Dec 2023
BT pauses some switches to Digital Voice for telecare customers
BT have announced that they are temporarily pausing all non-voluntary, managed migrations to a digital landline where there is any risk that the customer’s telecare service will not continue to...
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11 Dec 2023
Rural Loneliness raised in Parliament
The Chair of the APPG for Rural Services, Derek Thomas MP, sponsored a Westminster Hall Debate on 5th December focusing on loneliness and isolation in elderly and vulnerable people. A...
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11 Dec 2023
Rural Homelessness raised in Parliament
In the last week, Sir John Hayes posed a written question to the Government asking: “To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he...
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11 Dec 2023
Are rural areas getting their fair share of apprenticeships?
The Apprenticeship Levy was recently debated in Westminster Hall in which it was highlighted the great opportunity that apprenticeships offer to learn and earn and to keep talent in our...
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