Rural Affairs Articles

BBC 2’s Harvest 2013

BBC 2’s Harvest 2013

The BBC’s new three-part farming series Harvest started on BBC2 on 11th September and has received plaudits from the farming community and the non-farming.

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Countryside to Get Cheaper Broadband

Countryside to Get Cheaper Broadband

Being a rurally-based business with tens of thousands of clients living in rural areas who rely on the internet to access our service, the issue of rural broadband is one that is close to our hearts. We were pleased therefore this morning to read that Ofcom has told BT to cut its wholesale charges to other internet providers in rural areas. These cuts should mean lower prices and faster internet access speeds for a lot of our members...something which is long overdue!

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