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Milestone for rural enterprise fund
A RURAL business fund has invested more than £500,000 in its first six months.
Praise for rural broadband initiative
Leaders welcome 'lifeline' for firms
RURAL leaders welcome a rates exemption on empty properties.
Experts assess impact of slowdown
RESEARCHERS examine the rural impact of the economic slowdown.
Call for evidence of economic downturn
THE government seeks fresh evidence on ways the downturn is affecting rural areas.
£600k project to help rural people find jobs
Rural residents are 'spenders not savers'
Business grant for rural West Midlands
RURAL businesses in the West Midlands are being urged to apply for a new grant.
County council offers grants to rural firms
Rural areas suffer as cities flourish
Help for firms hit by Post Office closures
Package targets rural business in Cumbria
£2.6m boost for island's economy
Countryside 2008: Better for business
Rural tourists urged to stay a while longer
£1.2m training boost for rural business
Rural experts bolster north-east economy
Fears of rural labour shortage deepen
Supermarket report is 'missed opportunity'
Countryside is a 'creative powerhouse'
Business scheme hits £1m milestone
Call for support as rural firms struggle
Regeneration scheme extended in Somerset
Rural craft hub opens for business
£200k for redundant rural buildings
Teamwork 'vital' to scheme success
More people holiday in the countryside
Flagship rural project to close its doors
A FLAGSHIP regeneration project in rural Lancashire is to be axed after failing to secure additional funding.
New funding for rural business network
Planning rules 'thwart Lakeland economy'
Rural broadband is unreliable, say firms
Defra faces £1 billion budget crisis
Tax changes 'bad for rural business'
Alistair Darling's changes to Capital Gains Tax will do little for rural business, say experts and entrepreneurs.
Remote firms finally get broadband
Businesses in rural North Devon are set to reap the benefits of new high speed computer connections.
Grants go online in West Midlands
A new website detailing rural grant programmes has been launched for the West Midlands.
Rural women enhance business skills
£600m rural fund opens for business
A £600 million programme to boost the rural economy and its communities is set to open for business.
Rural accolade for responsible firms
A major award seeks to recognise businesses that address the issues faced by rural communities.
Rural technology 'worse than India'
Urgent investment in new technology is vital to secure the economic viability of the countryside, the government’s rural watchdog has warned.
Support migrants, says think tank
An influential think tank has unveiled a raft of proposals to help local communities integrate migrant workers.
Businesses back banking campaign
Business leaders have given their backing to a campaign to support local banking services.
Migration brings challenges - minister
Steps are needed to ensure migrant workers continue to benefit the economy, says a government minister.
Help us finish report, says watchdog
A vital report into the future of England's rural economy will not now be presented to Downing Street until next year.
Businesses seek virus compensation
Village shops slam competition report
Rural retailers have accused a Competition Commission report of letting supermarkets off the hook.
Supermarkets 'don't hurt small shops'
The Competition Commission says supermarkets are not unfairly driving local shops out of business.
Productivity drive targets rural firms
Migrant workers 'vital' to countryside
Migrant workers are becoming increasingly crucial to Britain’s rural economy, say employers.
Probe into Yorkshire's rural economy
Business and community leaders are examining ways of improving Yorkshire's multi-billion rural economy.
£12.5m for foot-and-mouth farmers
The government has unveiled a £12.5m aid package for farmers hit by foot-and-mouth restrictions.
