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The report concluded that no government in recent memory has had a programme to unlock the economic and social potential of the countryside

The rural economy is nearly one-fifth less productive than the UK average due to a host of issues, including poor broadband connections.

PLANNING chiefs have spelled out the detailed reports that must be made as part of plans for a ‘garden village’ on the edge of York.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee report said that as of August last year the sector had potentially in excess of 500,000 job vacancies.

Boris Johnson’s Conservatives are losing support in rural communities that were once their biggest supporters, according to new research by a landowners’

A FORMER York chef and postman who escaped Ukraine after a nightmare 1,000-mile drive across the country has spoken out about the lack of official…

A HOUSE builder has donated 10,000 bricks to York College to help construction students develop their skills as the industry faces a staff shortage.

A FIRM has applied for a scoping opinion for a new Garden Village, including more than 1,700 new homes and a new primary school, with councillors…

A YORK MP has backed a plan for more than 1,700 new homes in the city - saying residents "desperately" need them.

PEOPLE experiencing hardship will work together with civic and business leaders to try to come up with solutions to York’s growing poverty problem…