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

More than 3,000 rural post offices face ‘armageddon’ without a £50million bailout, campaigners warned yesterday. They are calling on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend the annual subsidy after April next year, when it is due to expire. The cash keeps afloat 3,100 branches that are too small to make a profit and are now being … 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

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

REVEALED: Rural counties experiencing the worst coronavirus surges voted overwhelmingly for Trump

Though many Democrats viewed President Donald Trump‘s handling of the pandemic as his greatest weakness, election returns show that in places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support. In 376 counties with the highest number of new cases per capita, the overwhelming majority – 93 percent of those counties – went … Read more

The Veronicas sell their rural Sunshine Coast home for $770,000

The Veronicas sell their rural Sunshine Coast home for $770,000… less than two years after first buying it By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:24 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 05:24 GMT, 3 November 2020 The Veronicas have sold a rural Sunshine Coast property less than two years after purchasing it. According … Read more

Ryedale, Sevenoaks and Cotswolds are most popular rural places for homebuyers

North Yorkshire’s Ryedale, the Sevenoaks area in Kent and Herefordshire have seen house sales rise by as much as 63 per cent compared to a year ago, according to new research. These countryside locations have been boosted by lockdown demand for increased indoor and outdoor space amid the persistent pandemic.  Property website Zoopla looked at … Read more

Inside the small rural town where SAS Australia is filmed

Inside SAS Australia’s centre of hell: Explore the small town where Seven’s reality show is filmed – from rugged terrains to gruelling conditions and FREEZING temperatures By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:40 BST, 21 October 2020 | Updated: 05:40 BST, 21 October 2020 Channel Seven’s SAS Australia sees 17 celebrities complete gruelling … Read more

Broadband users in rural areas are being left behind in major network upgrade

Broadband users in rural areas are being left behind in major network upgrade, spending watchdog warn Report by the NAO says target of nationwide broadband by 2025 is ‘challenging’ The National Audit Office said this could mean rural areas are left until last One in five premises in rural areas lack access to basic broadband … Read more

Sophia Lillis and Paul Bettany confront homophobia in the rural south in Uncle Frank trailer

Sophia Lillis and Paul Bettany confront homophobia in the rural south as they lead queer ’70s coming-of-age story in Uncle Frank trailer By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 23:15 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 15 October 2020 Sophia Lillis is becoming one of Hollywood’s favorite young leading ladies with roles in It, … Read more

Boris Johnson faces massive Tory rebellion over radical plans to ‘concrete over’ rural Britain

Boris Johnson is facing a mounting Tory rebellion over radical plans to ‘concrete over’ rural Britain to build more homes as senior back-benchers blame the policy on a ‘mutant algorithm’. Senior Tory backbenchers are said to have warned the Prime Minister that the proposals to build 300,000 homes a year will spell electoral doom for the … Read more