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Challenging future for rural networks

SPENDING cuts mean a challenging future for rural development networks, warns a report.

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Superfast broadband funding approved

WARWICKSHIRE has become the latest county to unveil major funding to improve rural broadband connections.

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Call for evidence on rural services

THE Rural Services Network is looking for examples of good practice in rural service delivery.

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Retain rural watchdog, say Lib Dems

THE Liberal Democrats have urged the government to abandon plans to abolish the Commission for Rural Communities.

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East Sussex calls for faster broadband

RURAL communities in East Sussex are being urged to join the push for superfast broadband.

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Productivity of rural economies

A RECENT report might help us better understand rural productivity, says Brian Wilson.

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A superfast rural future?

ARE rural areas really about to undergo an online revolution? Jessica Sellick investigates.

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Making best use of social housing

A downsizing scheme in Devon benefits social housing tenants and makes good financial sense, reports Brian Wilson.

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Uphill or downhill - where next for the uplands?

People tend to think of the uplands as wild areas, but the truth is very different. Jessica Sellick investigates.

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Time for a change?

SHOULD the government heed MPs' advice and make significant changes to its draft planning policy?

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