Rural Voices
Rural Voices is for everyone interested in rural development. It
is a free networking and information sharing website run by the
County Council on behalf of a number of partners.
Registered members can contribute to discussions, receive
updates, and add personal and business details to the online
directories, so why not join now to promote your local news,
jobs, events and other information!
To visit the Rural Voices website
click here.
Rural Enterprise Tynedale
Rural Enterprise Tynedale serves an area of over 200 square
kilometres, home to 60,000 people. Agriculture, forestry and
tourism industries are significant and high quality of the
environment make the area a very attractive place in which to live
and work
To visit the Rural
Enterprise Tynedale website click here.
Community Action Northumberland
Community Action Northumberland (CAN) offers
help and advice to rural communities as well as being involved on
the development of rural policies for the region. For
example, they have supported parish planning processes across the
county. More information on the work they do can be found on
the Community Action Northumberland
website.
Action for Communities in Rural England
More information about rural planning can be
found on the Action for Communities in Rural England (ACRE)
website.
The Northern Rural Network
The Northern Rural Network (NRN) is a learning
network extending across the north of England. It has more
than 1000 members, including rural development practitioners from
rural businesses, local authorities, public agencies and the
voluntary sector, as well as academic researchers. The Network was
established in 2000 and hosts a series of seminars and short
courses each year. For more information about the Northern
Rural Network please click on the link below:
Northern Rural Network
Matthew Taylor Review on Rural Economy and Affordable
Housing
The Prime Minister asked Matthew Taylor, MP
for Truro and St. Austell, to conduct a review on how land use and
planning can better support rural business and deliver affordable
housing. This Review was presented to Government on 23 July
2008.
To access the review please click here.
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