NESTA have issued 2 Invitations to Tender for projects of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of rural innovation. NESTA works to transform the UK's capacity for innovation and develop its creative potential The projects fall under NESTA’s Place and Innovation research strand which aims to answer 2 questions: why are some places more innovative than others what lessons can one place learn from other more innovative placesProject 1 is 'Creating places for...

Posted on: 10th October 2008, 11:50AM

The Observer has drawn on the findings of our most recent State of the Countryside report for their article on 'greenshifters' - people moving to the countryside and returning to the land.

Posted on: 8th September 2008, 10:52AM

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn is looking to appoint new members to National Park authorities and the Broads Authority.

Posted on: 1st September 2008, 2:49PM

The 2008 Home Business Report is asking home businesses across the land about their business, lifestyle and technology, in a bid to uncover what's happening in entrepreneurial homes.

Posted on: 26th August 2008, 2:53PM

Elinor Goodman, one of our Commissioners, will be chairing a new independent commission to consider how rural communities in Essex can be supported.

Posted on: 26th August 2008, 12:16PM

Post Office Ltd have launched a guide for local councils who want to provide local funding to Post Offices.

Posted on: 9th July 2008, 2:59PM

Lycetts and The Field magazine have launched the Young Rural Entrepreneur of 2008 competition. They're looking for a winner who demonstrates entrepreneurial spirit by running a countryside based company or a business making a sustainable contribution to the rural economy.

Posted on: 3rd July 2008, 9:24AM

Stuart Burgess with Roger Turner, head of our Strong and Prosperous Rural Economies programme, meeting Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Posted on: 10th June 2008, 8:39AM

Following the recent BBC report on broadband speeds in the UK, Ofcom has announced that it has launched a programme of independent research to identify the actual speed of broadband around the country.

Posted on: 5th June 2008, 9:01AM

Today's BBC report on broadband speeds in the UK shows there is still a gap between the connection speeds available in urban areas and those available to many rural communities.

Posted on: 3rd June 2008, 9:17AM