The Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) are holding two short courses which will be taking place this spring in conjunction with the Short Course Unit at the University of the West of England.

Posted on: 2nd March 2010, 12:03PM

Lancashire County Council, on behalf of the North West Rural Strategic Group and with the support of Government Office for the North West and Defra, has produced a brochure to raise both awareness and understanding of the challenges faced by rural communities across the North West.

Posted on: 13th January 2010, 2:22PM

Making research work - research for policy 2010 The LARIA Annual Conference will take place at The Royal Holloway University from Monday 12th - Wednesday 14th April 2010.

Posted on: 13th January 2010, 1:28PM

The Commission for Rural Communities has commissioned a review of the UKDA data catalogue in order to identify national scale survey data for England that have the potential to be used for rural and urban analyses by the Commission for Rural Communities

Posted on: 3rd December 2009, 5:02PM

A new £1 million initiative with support from the Department for Transport, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the CRC provides help for community transport organisations in rural areas.

Posted on: 23rd November 2009, 1:37PM

After months of speaking to the villages across the UK and searching high and low for the most enterprising people and ideas, 28 projects have now been shortlisted

Posted on: 16th November 2009, 2:31PM

We've responded to CLG’s consultation on the introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

Posted on: 27th October 2009, 12:20PM

Peter Vines, a senior adviser in our Whitehall team, has written about fuel poverty in rural areas for Utility Week.

Posted on: 27th October 2009, 11:45AM

NALC's Justin Griggs interviewed Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, on camera after our recent Rural Reception at the Conservative party conference.

Posted on: 9th October 2009, 11:58AM

The Rural Services Network is conducting an in-depth investigation to detail the State of Rural Services in England. They want your input to help develop their publication so it best serves you.

Posted on: 14th September 2009, 2:10PM