Four new offers will open for applications in the New Year to make it easier for farmers and landowners to apply.
Rural And Countryside
- Council Tax Manual
- Council Tax: practice notes
- Section 2: maintenance of Council Tax lists - billing authority reports and altering lists
- Guidance: Priority change of circumstances for sponsors
- Guidance: Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT) Capability Project
- Guidance: Changes to SIA rules for LDNs: your questions answered
- Changes to the rules for SIA licence dispensation notices (LDNs)
- Press release: PM meeting with President Subianto of the Republic of Indonesia: 21 November 2024
- Guidance: Rights of Way order information: Decisions and maps published in 2023 and 2024
- Notice: Train company prosecutions
New RDPE Growth Programme funding available for projects which create jobs and growth in the rural economy
Today the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Lake District National Park officially extended.
Government response to review of rural proofing implementation carried out by an independent team led by Lord Cameron of Dillington.
The UK has some of the world's most captivating winter scenery - make the most of it and share your pictures with #RealWinterWonderland
Copeland Community Fund (CCF) celebrates the achievements of their £11.5m investment in local projects over the past 5 years.
New grants available to boost productivity in the farming industry.
A small number of technical amendments to the Hunting Act have been proposed.
Bees are to benefit from £900 million for a new scheme to protect our countryside, Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced today.
Defra's data reserves will be released to create opportunities for people in the UK making their living from food, farming and the environment.
The Rural Payments Agency continues to support farmers with late Basic Payment Scheme applications
With less than a week to go to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claim deadline, here are some more top tips on getting your application right…
Ahead of the 15 June BPS deadline, the Rural Payments Agency has extended the opening hours at most of its drop-in centres.
Government investment means an extra 2.5 million homes and businesses can now benefit from superfast broadband
Natural England has published formal proposals to improve public access between Filey Brigg in North Yorkshire and Newport Bridge in Middlesbrough.
Folkestone to Ramsgate route has been approved and Ramsgate to Whitstable route proposals have been published.
Folkestone to Ramsgate route has been approved and Ramsgate to Whitstable route proposals have been published.
Blank BPS claim form and RLE1 form now available
Innovate UK is investing up to £6 million to reduce off-highway vehicle emissions and improve their efficiency.
Appointments to National Park Authorities, the Broads Authority & Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Conservation Boards
Residents across 17 of the UK’s most rural areas with the highest fuel prices to benefit from a 5 pence per litre fuel price cut.
Applications open today for more Food Enterprise Zones to help food businesses across the country generate growth and jobs.
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss plants an oak to celebrate the leafier streets and cities.
Report provides new evidence on the scale and scope of visits to natural environments made by children in England.
Jobs, transport, tourism, and defence at the heart of six point plan for the south-west, announced by Prime Minister and Chancellor.
UK's most rural communities a step closer to getting a fuel price cut.
The fifth year of findings from the definitive survey of the way people enjoy the great English outdoors have been published.
The RDPE Network has published an independent evaluation of its activities for the 2007 to 2013 rural development programme (RDP).
Celebrate nature's Real Winter Wonderland
The Environment Secretary says the UK’s £100 billion food and farming sector needs a healthy and clean environment to be at its most productive.
Plans for coastal access routes in Cumbria, Kent and Norfolk have recently been published and are still available for you to comment on.
George Eustice visited RSPB-owned Hope Farm to see work taking place to better protect our farmland birds.
The Institute of Health Equality (IHE) has published a report funded by Natural England, which highlights the growing evidence of the benefits of green spaces on health and wellbeing, and the differences in access to natural environments across England, which contribute to health inequalities.
Over £500,000 has been assigned to help rural community energy projects across England.
Government’s response to consultation published with move that could generate additional £40m for local communities
2,500 rural businesses across England will benefit from a share of a £19 million fund, supporting 5,000 jobs.
Offshore operators will be required to contribute on the same basis and terms as those onshore
Government has allocated the second tranche of funding from the £10 million Business Support Scheme to help businesses hardest hit.
Thousands of local homes and businesses get access to superfast speeds as part of “Super Switch on Day”
The Rural Community Broadband Fund brings superfast coverage to its first rural community.
Hinkley Point C will be the first new nuclear power plant in the UK in 20 years following an agreement between the government and EDF Group.
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