http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog A blog about rural life in the UK, our countryside and my country life. It's all here, farming, gardening, wildlife, animals and rural dating. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:41:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/rural-community-takes-matter-into-their-own-hands/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/rural-community-takes-matter-into-their-own-hands/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:17:52 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=234 What would you do if you lived in a remote rural area and needed to recruit a GP? Rural GP’s are getting harder to find, with most doctors preferring a town or city with regular hours and easy to make home calls. The residents of Applecross, a remote rural area in the Scottish Highlands, have [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/rural-community-takes-matter-into-their-own-hands/feed/ 0 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/fly-tipping-in-rural-areas/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/fly-tipping-in-rural-areas/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:54:30 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=141 Doesn’t it make you really angry to see rubbish dumped in rural lanes and fields. Today I drove from our local village to our farm and when I crossed the bridge beside the river there was a pile of old childrens toys and unwanted items from a garage. Why do people do this? Someone has [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/fly-tipping-in-rural-areas/feed/ 0