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Friday, 23 July 2010
LETTING rural people build their own homes without planning consent may not create better communities, experts have warned.
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RURAL people will be allowed to build their own homes without planning permission in areas where there is a housing shortage.
A FURTHER 35 government bodies are to be axed, rural affairs secretary Caroline Spelman has confirmed.
ENGLAND’S eight regional government offices are to be closed, communities secretary Eric Pickles has confirmed.
RURAL residents in Lincolnshire can now benefit from a scheme to help them reach places for work, training or education.

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GOVERNMENT plans allowing local communities to deliver their own services are to be piloted in rural Cumbria.
RURAL leaders have expressed anger after the government delayed the roll-out of faster broadband connections to the countryside.
VILLAGE  can make an important contribution to the rural economy, says a report.
A £400,000 fund aims to deliver faster broadband to rural communities in the East Midlands.
CONSERVATIONISTS have joined forces to paint a grim picture of a countryside starved of money by budget cuts.
HIGH house prices are forcing youngsters to move out of the countryside, campaigners have warned.
RURAL bus routes are among those likely to be worst hit by a review of public transport funding, say campaigners.

 

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