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.
17 Jan 2022
Holiday lets ‘are strangling rural communities’ in Cornwall
Farmers Weekly and Cornwall Live report on new data revealing how rural families are being deprived of housing by a 1,000% surge in the number of short-term lets and holiday...
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10 Jan 2022
BT move to clarify landline concerns from rural and vulnerable residents
The Northern Echo reports that BT has confirmed that its ‘Digital Voice’ roll-out in the UK will “enhance” calls for customers, after it announced that traditional landlines would be replaced...
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10 Jan 2022
The dark side of country living
The Telegraph reports on the division between more deprived rural areas of the country like Cornwall, where it sets out the “contrast between the luxury hotels and the many on...
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10 Jan 2022
MP calls on Prime Minister to help reduce energy costs in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Live reports that Sleaford and North Hykeham MP, Dr Caroline Johnson, is calling on the Prime Minister to help lower energy and fuel prices amid calls for VAT on...
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04 Jan 2022
North Yorkshire’s rural communities need a long-term strategy
The chairman of a commission has claimed in the Yorkshire Post that deeply ingrained issues blighting rural communities will only be resolved with a long-term vision spanning at least the...
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04 Jan 2022
Here’s how drones could be used to revolutionise rural living
Country Living has published a report on the future of rural transport, where it describes how medical supplies will be dispatched by remote-controlled aircraft, villages linked by electric-bike lanes and...
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20 Dec 2021
CPRE – Housing Crisis
The CPRE, (the Countryside Charity), have recently published… You often hear people talk about a housing crisis, and addressing it is something that we at CPRE are passionate about. We’ll explain...
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20 Dec 2021
Rival banks join forces to protect future of cash
The BBC reports more shared banking hubs will open in UK towns and villages as banks continue to close a swathe of branches Major banks have signed a new voluntary...
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20 Dec 2021
Why power cuts left people unable to phone for help
The BBC detail how power cuts caused by Storm Arwen have highlighted a potentially lethal problem in the home phone network’s digital transformation. Traditional landlines are being phased out in...
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20 Dec 2021
Rural businesses and farms affected by Storm Arwen are being urged to claim compensation
Cumbria Crack reports that the CLA, which represents 28,000 rural businesses and farms in England and Wales, has urged those affected by the storm to claim compensation under ‘force majeure’...
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