The best place to live in the country
People living in mid-Suffolk have the best quality of life in rural Britain, new research claims. It has higher than average home ownership at 77 per cent, and residents there…
Tag: Rural
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Rural communities struggling with migration levels
Rural communities are struggling to adapt to the ‘unprecendeted’ level of migration of non-UK workers into their areas, says charity Business in the Community.While migrants had brought a number of…
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Focus on hardship of rural poor
A documentary has lifted the lid on rural people living in poverty, and shows the hardship and stigma faced by those living on a low income in the countryside. In…
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Developers chose to ‘concrete over’ greenfield land
A Campaign to Protect Rural England study has accused developers of concreting over greenfield land, rather than build on brownfield sites, because the land is easier to build on and…
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Suburbia is the dream
People who live in the suburbs are eight times more likely to live in their dream home than those who live in the countryside, a survey from Legal & General…