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EDITOR’S NOTES

On this St Andrew’s Day enterprise is alive and well in rural Scotland! At the recent Rural Entrepreneur conference we heard a speaker argue strongly how there is more innovation, often borne of necessity, in rural than in urban areas.

Following that, the Development Trusts Association conference in Oban talked up the magnificent efforts of community groups in diverse places like Kirkconnel (heritage and digital projects), Tiree (broadband and wind), Acharacle (post office and ‘green’ projects) and Morvern (petrol supplies and office space).

And BBC’s Landward recently filmed Kinloch Rannoch’s successful community venture. It provides fuel, postal services, internet access, banking, meals and crafts to that small corner of Perthshire.Inspiring!

E-GOVERNMENT NATIONAL AWARDS 2005

It would be a bit of an understatement to say we were happy when we heard recently that the Rural Gateway had reached these finals, to be held in London on 25th January.

The awards are for excellence in e-government delivery in the UK. Reaching the final is a great reward for the efforts of our team in Inverness and partners in Edinburgh and Bristol. And a great way for us to celebrate Burns Night! See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1113

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1. Funding Latest
2. Health appointments: who should pay to get you there?
3. Rural shopping: can it be saved?
4. Rural research focus
5. Subsea cable on the agenda at last?
6. Rural Round Up
7. Latest documents
8. Polls latest

LEADING STORIES

FUNDING LATEST

Read Sandra Hogg's latest funding news, including new programmes, deadlines and events, plus a spotlight on the Ragdoll Foundation.See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1108

HEALTH APPOINTMENTS: WHO SHOULD PAY TO GET YOU THERE?

Bridget Paterson says a new Scottish Executive consultation places the 'duty' to provide transport to health appointments on local authorities, but who is going to pay? See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1120

RURAL SHOPPING: CAN IT BE SAVED?

In this run up to Christmas how many of us are shopping locally, and how many are travelling to large supermarkets and shopping malls? Can rural shops survive? We look at some Scandinavian solutions.See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1121

RURAL RESEARCH FOCUS

Sheree Sartain looks at the issue of housing and homelessness in rural Scotland through a researcher's eyes. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1117

SUBSEA CABLE ON THE AGENDA AT LAST?

It's not often you hear local pylon campaigners praising a large renewables developer. So why is it happening now? See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1123

RURAL ROUND UP

This busy round up includes two community websites going for a major award, the up and coming musician Jennifer Port, and how Mull is pooling together on eBay...plus much more. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/item/1106

LATEST DOCUMENTS

We’ve recently added a couple of presentations by Professor John Bryden and the Scottish Countryside Alliance Educational Trust Annual Review. See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/information/documents.html

POLLS LATEST

Should tourism be everyone’s business? 73% of respondents agreed in our last opinion sample. In our new poll we would like to know the best option for cables carrying high voltage energy from large windfarms? Take a minute to vote now! See http://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/poll/

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I hope you continue to find the Rural Community Gateway Website to be of interest.

Kind Regards,
Bruce Wares,
Editor.
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