Which rural and coastal areas have seen a surge in property interest in 2020?

The rural and coastal areas that with the biggest surge in annual online property viewings have been revealed, with the Somerset village where TV’s Sarah Beeny has created her new life in the country topping the list. Bruton in Somerset leads the way, with a 72 per cent increase in buyer searches, according to the … Read more

Rural areas ‘could miss out on 5G’

Rural areas ‘could miss out on 5G’: Plans for technology rollout could create ‘not-spots’ with no coverage, MPs are warned Rural areas face being left behind as 5G technology is introduced in the country Calls for more to be done to ‘ensure that rural areas do not get left behind’ Government’s target to deliver nationwide … Read more

Ministers ‘will split’ rural areas from urban hotspots in tier review

Ministers ‘will split’ low-infection rural areas from nearby urban hotspots in tier review tomorrow to avoid massive Tory revolt as Sadiq Khan warns moving London into tier 3 will be ‘catastrophic for our businesses’ The Government will carry out its first formal review of the tier system tomorrow Ministers have raised prospect of ‘decoupling’ rural … Read more

Hopes rural areas will be ‘decoupled’ from neighbouring Covid hotspots dashed by Matt Hancock

Hopes that rural areas will be ‘decoupled’ from neighbouring Covid hotspots in high tiers are dashed as Matt Hancock warns move would trigger infections spike Local MPs had hoped they would be ‘decoupled’ from neighbouring hotspots  However, Matt Hancock has warned move could lead to rural areas ‘catching up’  Review of tiers to take place … Read more

Covid UK: Countryside rents up as people flee cities for rural areas

Rental prices in the countryside are continuing to surge as more city-dwellers flee to rural areas across the UK amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a survey carried out by Zoopla, the real estate company found that interest for rental properties in Mole Valley in Surrey had increased by 74 per cent while Elmbridge, also in … Read more

Coronavrius lockdown England: Fury in rural Kent as county in Tier 3

Kent was placed under Tier Three coronavirus restrictions today, prompting fury from rural areas who say they’ve been unfairly locked down by spiralling cases in urban centres. The county has an overall infection rate of 260.6 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending November 20, according to the latest data from the Department of … Read more

Why has Kent been put in Tier 3? Fury over rural areas who say they’ve been unfairly locked down

Kent was placed under Tier Three coronavirus restrictions today, prompting fury from rural areas who say they’ve been unfairly locked down by spiralling cases in urban centres. The county has an overall infection rate of 260.6 cases per 100,000 people in the week ending November 20, according to the latest data from the Department of … Read more

Post offices bosses say 3,000 rural branches face ‘armageddon’ without extension of annual subsidy

More than 3,000 rural post offices face ‘armageddon’ if the Government does not plug a £50m black hole this week. Chancellor Rishi Sunak was urged to guarantee the special subsidy, which will end in April 2021 unless he intervenes to avoid ‘cutting the heart’ out of villages up and down Britain. Many post offices shops are … Read more

I’m A Celebrity Australia 2020: Aerial photos show rural NSW camp

I’m a Celebrity campers arrive on set in rural NSW as aerial photos reveal the very rugged conditions the pampered stars will have to endure during filming By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:04 GMT, 18 November 2020 | Updated: 23:26 GMT, 18 November 2020 I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Australia … Read more

Pig farmer calls for a ‘rural revolution,’ as Greggs and Costa Coffee warn of low welfare US imports

Hard at work on his father’s chicken farm one day a young Peter Greig had an unsettling realisation.  Though he respected what his father had built – a chicken farm with hundreds of thousands of birds – he suddenly knew he could no longer have anything to do with it. Appalled by the poor conditions … Read more