Posted on Thursday, 4th September 2008 at 11:46am

We welcome publication of the well-respected UK Competitiveness Index for 2008 and we support the authors' concern that the competitiveness of some rural economies has slipped whilst many more city and urban areas show evidence of improvements....

Posted on Tuesday, 2nd September 2008 at 1:35pm

Malcolm Craig, Senior Policy Advisor in our Rural Services: Fair Access and Equitable Outcomes team, has been interviewed for an article in the latest NFU Countryside magazine. The article looks at how rural areas are being affected by Post Office cl...

Posted on Monday, 1st September 2008 at 11:07am

Jo Lavis, of our Sustainable Rural Communities in the 21st Century team, has written an article for the September issue of Shelter's Roof magazine....

Posted on Thursday, 28th August 2008 at 11:33am

Our new report The Personalisation of Adult Social Care in Rural Areas forms part of our work around the Government’s forthcoming Care and Support Green Paper....

Posted on Tuesday, 12th August 2008 at 4:45pm

The Local Government Minister, John Healey has commissioned a rapid and independent study on the impacts and implications of the ‘Credit Crunch’ on regeneration and economies....

Posted on Monday, 28th July 2008 at 4:54pm

The NPIA Neighbourhood Policing Programme has produced a new guide to 'Neighbourhood Policing in Rural Communities'. ...

Posted on Friday, 25th July 2008 at 4:03pm

Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, welcomes Defra’s announcement that from 2010 specific support to upland areas will continue through the Environmental Stewardship Scheme....

Posted on Wednesday, 23rd July 2008 at 9:11am

We greatly welcome Matthew Taylor’s report and its contribution to a growing consensus that challenges any assumption that sustainable development can only be in cities....

Posted on Wednesday, 16th July 2008 at 9:11am

Our new report ‘Rural Financial Poverty: Priorities for action’ shows that the proportion of rural households in relative poverty rose from 16% to 19% between 2004 and 2007 - the equivalent of 1.6 million people in 2007....

Posted on Tuesday, 15th July 2008 at 11:53pm

'State of the Countryside 2008' is the tenth report in our series providing the definitive picture of rural England and a unique analysis of how it's changing....

Event date Tuesday, 9th September 2008 at 10:00am

Will Aston, of our Rural Services: Fair Access and Equitable Outcomes team, will be making a presentation on fuel poverty to the LGA Rural Commission....

Event date Tuesday, 16th September 2008 at 6:15pm

Our Liberal Democrat conference fringe event 'Old, rich and exclusive vs young, poor and excluded: Who will win the battle for a house in the country?' will discuss the issues surrounding affordable housing in rural areas....

Event date Sunday, 21st September 2008 at 12:30pm

Our Labour conference fringe event 'Old, rich and exclusive vs young, poor and excluded: Who will win the battle for a house in the country?' will discuss the issues surrounding affordable housing in rural areas....

Event date Thursday, 25th September 2008 at 9:30am

13th Meeting of the Commission for Rural Communities....

Event date Thursday, 25th September 2008 at 9:30am

We're supporting this Rural Youth Network conference highlighting the contribution young people can make to rural communities, through community planning, participation and empowerment....

Event date Monday, 29th September 2008 at 12:00pm

Our Conservative conference fringe event 'England’s green and pressured land? How can we address the challenges of a changing countryside?' will discuss some of the issues facing rural areas....

Event date Tuesday, 30th September 2008 at 9:30am

ruralnet|uk's 2008 conference will debate the challenges facing our rural communities and ask if ‘local’ is the answer. The event will provide a programme of stimulating and motivating plenary sessions. ...

Event date Tuesday, 7th October 2008 at 10:00am

We're supporting this ippr event presenting new research on migration into rural areas. Our Chief Executive, Graham Garbutt, will be making the closing remarks to bring the event to a close....

Event date Thursday, 9th October 2008 at 9:30am

This year's Landscape Institute annual conference will stimulate debate on the importance of good quality landscape in housing developments and in creating sustainable communities....

Event date Thursday, 9th October 2008 at 9:50am

Stuart Burgess, our chair and the Government's Rural Advocate, will deliver the keynote speech to the North West Rural Affairs Forum's full forum meeting about Sustainable Uplands Communities....