The Rural Services Network (RSN) has launched a landmark new research project to make sure the voices of rural communities are heard loud and clear in national policy.

Customers from independent living schemes in Herefordshire and Shropshire have been busy giving their communal gardens a makeover this spring.

Volunteers running a village hall in Orleton, Herefordshire, are celebrating after receiving £3000 to replace an aging heating system. The hall, which acts as a community hub for local groups of all ages, used the grant from Connexus to replace and relocate its oil tank and partly fund a new boiler.

Recently we sat down with Billy Billingham - the star of SAS: Who Dares Wins and SAS: Catching the Criminals - to chat about his TV career, what he's learned from working with celebrities and his latest tour Always a Little Further.