Rural Services

NHS worker Karis Ramsay wants to hear from farmers about their experience accessing physical and mental health services

Cllr Alastair Redman, Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, writes about the continued decline of and 'serious investment' needed in rural services

NFU Cymru brought together farmers and representatives from rural businesses across mid-Wales for a display showcasing the far-reaching impact of the proposed changes to Inheritance Tax

The letter called on Peter Kyle, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, to confirm £5 billion is still allocated to 'Project Gigabit'

As part of their pledges, Plaid Cymru said they will increase the number of GPs to help rural communities, invest in rural broadband, create a specialist all-Wales rural crime team and reconfigure the rural fuel duty relief scheme

Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has once again called for better ‘rural-proofing’ of policies in the wake of the debacle over a ban on wood-burning stoves in new homes

Farmers have raised concerns as 3G networks are turned off and ahead of landlines being switched off in 2025, with phones instead using the internet to make calls

The support network will officially open at Hexham Auction Mart on January 12 2024

Cuts to bus services, post offices and a reliance on online outlets will impact elderly and vulnerable