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Crime soars in the countryside
Robberies have risen by almost 25% in parts of the countryside, official figures will show this week. Rural commuters 'lead double lives'
Changes in commuting patterns are having a big impact on the English countryside, say experts.
Rural communities to have their say
Local communities will help shape how European funding is used to regenerate rural north-east England.
Market towns 'becoming gentrified'
Rural market towns are becoming gentrified due to changes that have inexorably altered their character. Postal plan threatens village shops
Government plans to close thousands of post offices are likely to lead to the loss of village shops too, suggests a report.
Report: give rural people more power
Defra ponders rural housing fund
A government study is to examine whether a new fund could improve the provision of affordable rural housing. Housing nightmare 'already here'
Predictions that house prices will reach 10 times average salaries by 2026 are already the reality for many rural communities.
District council scoops rural award
A district council in Norfolk has won an award from the Academy for Sustainable Communities for its work with rural communities.
Pressure builds over rural housing
The government is being urged to redouble efforts to increase the number of affordable homes in the countryside. On the edge: isolated communities
Rural communities on the edge of cities often feel marginalised and isolated – not only from the main urban conurbation but also from one another, suggests a study. Scotland's village halls 'in crisis'
POLITICIANS are being urged to tackle a “slow-burning crisis” in Scotland’s village halls. Slow down plea to rural drivers
Police in Scotland have launched a national campaign aimed at cutting deaths on rural roads.
Thief targets 'vinegar' bibles
Rural churches are being urged to stay vigilant after valuable ancient bibles went missing in Hampshire. Rural and city schools 'should twin'
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Rural schools with mostly white English pupils should twin with inner-city schools that have a broader racial and religious mix, believes a government minister. Media charity tackles rural exclusion
An educational media charity has won funding for two new projects addressing rural social exclusion and the influx of migrant workers in Herefordshire.
Councils bid to save rural branches
Post offices facing the axe could be taken over and run by local councils, according to the Local Government Association.