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Smart meters - helping consumers save on energy bills

31 Oct, 2019by Steve NunnCase Study, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Energy Prices, Equality and diversity, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, News Article, Older people, Planning, doing and learning, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, Support for organisations and communities, VCSE Sector Leadership Group

A smart meter enables you to see how much energy you're using, as you use it, and how much it's costing you. 

5 problems with broadband and mobile coverage in rural areas - MPs speak out

07 Oct, 2019by Steve NunnCase Study, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Knowledge Base, News Article, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, Support for organisations and communities

MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have highlighted the impact poor broadband and mobile continues to have on rural communities and businesses.

Free ATMs essential for rural and small town communities

07 Oct, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Health and social care, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, Older people, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group

Free-to-use ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) have been disappearing from rural communities and small towns for some time, along with bank branches moving out.

Social Prescribing - supporting people in finding non-clinical solutions to life's problems

03 Sep, 2019by Steve NunnCase Study, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Health and social care, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, Older people, Press Release, Rurality, Sports, play and physical activity, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group

Social Prescribing is a way of GPs and other health care professionals helping patients find non-clinical solutions to their health issues. Some encouraging examples are emerging in Breckland and West Norfolk, the areas covered by CAN.

Rural support groups disappointed by government’s response to House of Lords’ recommendations on rural strategies

14 Aug, 2019by Steve NunnCase Study, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Reports & Evidence

The government has responded less than positively to many of the well-reasoned recommendations made in the House of Lords’ recent report on rural strategies, according to national charity Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE). 

Isolated, unsupported and unprotected - domestic abuse in rural Britain

31 Jul, 2019by Steve NunnCase Study, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Knowledge Base, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality

The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) has published a report into domestic abuse in rural Britain, the result of an 18-month intensive research project.

CAN's innovative social prescribing work recognised at international awards ceremony

19 Jul, 2019by Steve NunnBreckland, Case Study, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Health and social care, Knowledge Base, Mental health, Older people, Press Release, Rurality, Support for organisations and communities

Community Action Norfolk was shortlisted for Best Local Project, awarded at the inaugural International Social Prescribing Awards held at the University of Westminster, London on 11th July.

House of Lords recommends a new approach to the rural economy

08 May, 2019by Steve NunnCase Study, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Knowledge Base, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Rurality

Successive governments have underrated the contribution the rural economy can make to the nation’s prosperity and wellbeing, according to a major new report from the House of Lords.

Fast broadband needed? There’s a 21st century answer right here in Norfolk

26 Feb, 2019by Steve NunnArts and culture, Children and young people, Consultation, Economy and enterprise, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Housing, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, Older people, Press Release, Rurality, Support for organisations and communities, Transport and service access, VCSE Sector Leadership Group

Around 92% of locations across Norfolk can receive fast broadband. That’s around 24 Mbps. And Better Broadband for Norfolk is working hard to increase that figure. You can check broadband availability in your area at  www.betterbroadbandnorfolk.co.uk.  That’s if you can get broadband in the first place of course…

Engaging with older people living with cancer in Norfolk and Waveney

06 Feb, 2019by Steve NunnCase Study, Consultation, Editorial, Comment and Opinion, Equality and diversity, Health and social care, Information, advice and guidance, Knowledge Base, Mental health, News Article, Older people, Press Release, Reports & Evidence, Support for organisations and communities, VCSE Sector Leadership Group

CAN was commissioned by Macmillan Cancer Support to find out what support and information is available for people aged 60+ and their carers and families in Norfolk and Waveney’s rural communities.

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