Uphill or downhill – where next for the uplands?

People tend to think of the uplands as wild areas, but the truth is very different. Influenced by humans over thousands of years, today they support farming, forestry and outdoor recreation. They provide more than 70% of our drinking water, store billions of tonnes of carbon and are home to rare wildlife. Yet many hill […]

Housing: What and where should we build?

With the Government looking to deliver greater powers to rural communities through the Localism Act and National Planning Policy Framework, how can rural settlements deliver housing, employment and a range of services? What does a living, working countryside look like? To build or not to build? It is a crucial time in terms of policy […]

What’s in the rural economy review?

THE government describes its Rural Economy Growth Review as DEFRA’s deal for the countryside. But what’s in it exactly? £100 million will be invested in growing rural businesses through the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) • From February, grants of up to £1 million or more will boost competiveness and support growth of small […]

Realising rural potential?

What are the threats and perhaps opportunities facing the rural economy? Rose Regeneration investigates. With Chancellor George Osborne and the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, warning the economy faces a “choppy” recovery, the rural economy now at the heart of the Government’s Growth Review and the Autumn Spending Review out soon, what […]

The great rural food debate

What motivates us in our choice of foods and eating habits? Jessica Sellick investigates. What motivates us in our choice of foods and eating habits? If we truly are what we eat, what’s new and changing on the menu? From the runaway weight gain train to community food initiatives – Jessica Sellick investigates. A return […]

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