Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>

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15 Nov 2016

Rural Mobile Coverage Overview 14/11/2016

The quality of rural mobile phone coverage is a key issue to an area’s economic competitiveness and in providing efficient access to services. This factsheet below uses data collected by...

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28 Oct 2016

Analysis of Local Government Finance Settlement

We provide a wide range of analysis and information to support our position with our fairer funding campaign.  This ranges from information for Members of Parliament to enable them to...

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28 Oct 2016

RSN Response to “The 2017/18 Local Government Finance Settlement: Technical Consultation Paper”

Submitted by email 28th October, 2016 to [email protected] We are responding to this consultation as the organisation Rural Services Network. We are a Special Interest Group of the Local Government...

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24 Oct 2016

Rural Services Network urges government to address rural challenges

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release  Monday 24 October 2016 The Rural Services Network – which represents more than 250 local authorities and organisations in rural areas [1] – has urged...

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21 Oct 2016

Best High Street finalists revealed

THE government-backed Great British High Street competition has revealed the nation’s best high streets. Twenty-seven finalists now have the chance to impress an expert judging panel and battle it out...

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12 Sep 2016

Join forces to secure fairer deal, rural communities urged

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Monday 12 September 2016 Countryside communities must join forces to secure a fair deal from the government following Brexit, the Rural Services Network [1] has...

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11 Sep 2016

‘Join forces to secure fair Brexit deal’

Countryside communities must join forces to secure a fair deal from the government following Brexit, the Rural Services Network has warned. Rural Services Network chair Cecilia Motley said a united...

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06 Sep 2016

Communities urge government to maintain vital rural funding

PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday 6 September 2016 The government has been warned not to withdraw vital funding from rural communities as the UK prepares to leave the European Union....

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01 Sep 2016

Rural Proofing Aims:

Rural proofing aims to ensure that services, projects and policies are designed so that they reach rural communities and are suited to rural circumstances. Rural delivery can be challenging as...

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22 Aug 2016

RSN Economic Profiling Service – Summer 2016

Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (July 16) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (March 16) 2016 Vulnerability index

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