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The fund aims to help hard to reach rural communities with limited or no internet to access superfast broadband.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Up to 450 homes and businesses in Northamptonshire's Tove Valley are expected to benefit from superfast broadband after a £117,000 grant was approved to get the scheme underway.
Owen Paterson, Environment Secretary delivered the below speech at the Federation of Small Businesses National Conference in Leicester.
This marathon Twitter event will run from 9am to 9pm and will highlight how the public can enjoy their local forests, woodland and wildlife.
MOD Wethersfield is taking its place in history by planting one of 60 flagship 'Diamond Woods' as part of an ambitious charity tree-planting challenge.
These changes follow an industry-wide consultation which showed overwhelming support for these tough new measures.
The new government business training scheme will bring new skills and business knowledge to rural areas.
Alongside the continuing work of the Forestry Commission, this new body will own, maintain and safeguard our forests on behalf of the public.
Tree and plant health is an absolute priority in Defra and our response to tree diseases has been put on the same footing as our response to animal diseases.
This is the latest measure to protect native trees from the pests and diseases which can be brought into the UK from other parts of the EU.
The people of Rothbury in Northumberland are set to become one of the first communities to receive superfast broadband.
Sir Harry Studholme has been appointed as interim Chair of the Forestry Commission up to 30 June 2013. He is a serving Forestry Commissioner…
The Big Tree Plant is supported by a number of partner organisations and will see a million new trees planted by 2015.
Rural roadshow: how funding has transformed the rural economy on the Isle of Wight
A new strategy to tackle Ash dieback has been published today by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson alongside the Tree and Plant Health Task…
After serving a three year appointment as Chair of the Forestry Commission, Pamela Warhurst will step down at the end of the year. The position…
A further case of the tree disease Chalara, also known as ash dieback, has been confirmed in woodland in East Sussex. Following the urgent …
New multi-million pound investments in Yorkshire businesses will create jobs, open global business opportunities and help rebuild the nation…
The effort to address the ash tree disease Chalara will mobilise the general public and focus attention on trees that show resistance to the…
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) Further to my response to the Hon Member for Carmarthen West…
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