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Shadow Defra spokesperson Steve Reed says rural areas should be source of 'national pride'

As part of their pledges, Plaid Cymru said they will increase the number of GPs to help rural communities, invest in rural broadband, create a specialist all-Wales rural crime team and reconfigure the rural fuel duty relief scheme

Speaking at the Future Countryside event, the Shadow Defra Secretary stressed the importance of devolution to initiate positive change in rural communities

A rural campaigning group has told candidates seeking to be elected as MPs and MSPs to pay attention to the views of farmers and rural communities ahead of the General Election

Farmers warned to be wary of cheap or unlabelled products

Groups says years of 'economic neglect' means there is everything to play for at General Election

Countryside issues should not be ignored by politicians warn campaign groups

Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has once again called for better ‘rural-proofing’ of policies in the wake of the debacle over a ban on wood-burning stoves in new homes

Farmers have raised concerns as 3G networks are turned off and ahead of landlines being switched off in 2025, with phones instead using the internet to make calls

The FG 51AVÊÓƵHealth series is a monthly online series looking at health and well-being in the rural community. This month, Jane Thynne looks at maternity rights and the implications of being pregnant on-farm