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.
08 Feb 2022
Impact of Outreach and Temporary Closures on Post Office Access
A report by the Citizens Advice illustrates how the post office network continues to provide vital access to essential face-to-face services. Nearly 1 in 5 (18%) people visit a post office...
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08 Feb 2022
Charity calls for rural homes to be connected to mains grid
BBC reports that about 97,000 homes in Northumberland and County Durham suffered power cuts caused by Storm Malik and Storm Corrie over the weekend Charity Community Action Northumberland (CAN) has...
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03 Feb 2022
Hartpury continue to shape the future of digital farming
DronePrep who support drone delivery projects across the UK via their innovative technology platform and Drone Delivery Register app, connect drone pilots with landowners allowing them to plan flights and...
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24 Jan 2022
Boris Johnson’s faster broadband promise is being broken, say MPs
The Guardian reports the UK ‘little nearer to closing great digital divide’ between cities and rural areas Boris Johnson’s promise to “level up” the nation by providing next-generation-speed broadband to most...
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24 Jan 2022
Rural communities ‘strangled’ by holiday let surge
Devon Live reports that a surge in homes marketed for short term holiday lets is strangling rural communities Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), believes that an explosion of holiday...
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24 Jan 2022
Report highlights the countrysides digital exclusion problem
Citizens Advice help people get their lives back on track through advice This gives them a body of data from which to spot how people’s lives are changing and some...
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24 Jan 2022
Shropshire-only ambulance service ‘won’t solve problems’
BBC reports that members of Shropshire Council have backed calls for ambulances that serve solely the county as they claim the system currently offered by West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS)...
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17 Jan 2022
Rural England launches report looking into fuel poverty in rural areas
Southern Water and Farming UK announced that the Countryside and Community Research Institute and Rural England CIC presented a report, sponsored by five utility companies: Cadent, GEUK, Southern Water, Wales...
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17 Jan 2022
Cuts to Rural Youth Services
The BBC programme Countryfile have featured a story focusing on young people in rural areas and the impact of cuts to rural youth services The feature posed the question as...
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17 Jan 2022
Millions of rural homes forced into expensive eco upgrades
The Telegraph has reported how rural areas will be disproportionately affected by the heating crisis over the next decade amid plans to ban fossil fuel systems in off-grid homes The...
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