Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
20 Sep 2022
Rural Economy Spotlight – September 2022
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities Rural England Prosperity Fund launched Rural...
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12 Sep 2022
Rural families will be worst hit by ‘tsunami’ of rising costs, Lib Dems warn
The Evening Standard reports that the Lib Dems have warned that families in rural communities are set to be hardest hit by a “tsunami” of soaring energy costs. The party...
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12 Sep 2022
More than a million rural households handed energy price cut
The Telegraph reports that more than a million households stand to benefit from Liz Truss’s promise to provide support to homes that rely on heating oil. While homes that are...
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12 Sep 2022
New PM Liz Truss must ‘truly level-up’ the rural economy
Farming UK reports that the new prime minister, Liz Truss, must go further than any previous administration and ‘truly level-up’ the rural economy. The new government should include the rural...
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12 Sep 2022
Plunkett Foundation launch the Rural Community Business Awards
To recognise and celebrate the community-businesses and their volunteers that go that extra mile to help their communities Plunkett Foundation is launching its annual Rural Community Business Awards. Across the...
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12 Sep 2022
Norfolk pub opens community space in support of locals
The White Swan in Gressenhall, Norfolk, has opened a community space called The Stables to help support people living locally. An outbuilding has been refurbished to home the multifunctional space,...
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12 Sep 2022
Applications open for Churchill Fellowships focussed on rural communities
Julia Weston, Chief Executive at The Churchill Fellowship writes: “We are very pleased to announce that on Tuesday 13 September we will open for applications for Churchill Fellowships in a...
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12 Sep 2022
Hinterland – 12 September 2022
This week – Cotswold DC leading the energy charge, an interesting debate about what seaside towns are for, some sub-regional navel gazing, and Doctor’s pensions… * * * Cotswold residents...
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05 Sep 2022
Penrith MP holds talks on issues facing rural communities
The News and Star reports that Dr Neil Hudson, Member of Parliament for Penrith and the Borders, visited The Market Hall in Wigton this week to meet with members of...
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05 Sep 2022
You might soon have to pay to withdraw money with 70% of free cash machines set to close
Chronicle Live reports that somewhere in the region of 70 per cent of free-to-use cash machines could close completely or begin charging fees to allow users to access money, as...
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