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Tuesday, 09 March 2010
PRESSURE is mounting on the government to ensure all rural areas have better access to broadband.
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NEW research demonstrates the vulnerability of rural citizens in the face of looming public spending cuts.
RURAL communities risk missing out on the benefits of faster broadband, says a report.
A lack of rural homes and jobs is forcing youngsters out of the countryside, the government has been told.
WIDENING the financial services offered by the Post Office will save rural branches, the government has been told.

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ELDERLY villagers are receiving computer lessons so they can use the internet to combat rural isolation.
INVESTMENT in public transport is vital to alleviate rural dependence on private cars, MPs have warned.
A two-year rural project has been heralded a success after supporting almost 60 communities in north-west England.
RURAL business owners have voiced dismay after MPs criticised the government’s proposed broadband levy.
THE government’s housing agency has welcomed a £1m fund for 36 rural councils to plan thousands of homes.
A new levy will ensure developers help provide vital public services, the government has said.
SOME 36 rural councils are to benefit from a £1m fund to design and plan up to 10,000 new homes.

 

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