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Support Choices celebrates becoming an independent advice charity, empowering people in Perth and Kinross with information. Outside the Box started the project in 2019 to help older and disabled people and their families get the support they need to...
The Association continues to grow and in doing so the amount of work that we do also increases. The pastoral care side of our work includes working with farmers and rural folk on such topics as the aftermath of Brexit;...
With fewer than nine months to go until April 2022, the time is right for local health and care systems to think about the forthcoming Health and Care Act. Enacting legislation, the Health and Care Bill 2021 ,...
Following our initial recruitment in 2019 we have now recruited 30 refugee and asylum seeking Doctors to our project. Three of our Doctors have graduated from the programme, gained GMC registration and are now working in the NHS locally. Many...
Support Choices celebrates becoming an independent advice charity, empowering people in Perth and Kinross with information Outside the Box started the project in 2019 to help older and disabled people and their families get the support they need to...
Are you a Parish Councillor or a Landowner in the Cotswolds? English Rural is holding the second of a series of planned, regional webinars, focussing on how affordable rural housing changes lives and communities. The second session, which will...
The Willows – Dawn's Story A film about one woman’s escape from rural domestic abuse Domestic abuse in rural areas is different. Abuse lasts, on average, 25 times longer in the most rural...
Devon publicans Selena and Steve Porter have opened a new farm shop and café at the Shipwright Arms in Shaldon near Teignmouth to help residents stay local for shopping as lockdown eases. The couple took on the pub in...
Oxfordshire publican Dan Redfern is opening a library and IT hub at his pub The Cherry Tree Inn in Stoke Row to help support local residents as the country moves out of lockdown Dan Redfern, who runs the Brakspear...
The social value that pubs and publicans created by providing local services during the first Covid-19 lockdown has been unveiled in a new report from Pub is The Hub, the not-for-profit organisation that helps pubs to diversify and provide essential...
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Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural areas is more expensive.
Economic growth is widely acknowledged as essential for national wealth and prosperity and is a priority for political parties. Rural economies, employing millions and home to a higher proportion of small businesses, have potential for growth if barriers are removed.
Rural residents face distinct healthcare challenges, including limited access to transport, longer distances to medical facilities, an aging demographic, housing inadequacies, digital connectivity gaps, and difficulties recruiting health and care workers.
Rural communities are grappling with a severe affordable housing crisis, marked by high house prices, a lack of affordable housing, elevated living costs, and lower incomes, threatening their sustainability and vitality.
Transport is vital for the quality of life and economic health of rural areas, yet it faces challenges such as infrequent public bus services and less Government funding compared to urban regions.
Rural areas, encompassing a substantial portion of England's population and land, play a pivotal role in combating climate change and achieving the net zero target.
In an increasingly digital world, the lack of robust digital infrastructure in rural areas severely limits access to crucial services and stifles economic growth.
A future-focused vision for rural communities involves not just building the right homes in the right places but also ensuring thriving, sustainable communities.
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