Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
20 Apr 2016
Apprenticeship Programme Participation
Apprenticeships provide an important route into skilled employment, and as such are an important factor driving an areas economy. This analysis provides a picture of apprenticeship programme participation for a...
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14 Feb 2016
Fivefold rise in rural services grant
THE government has announced a fivefold increase in its Rural Services Delivery Grant from £15.5m to £80.5m. It follows months of work on behalf of rural communities and local authorities...
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11 Feb 2016
New dimension for rural healthcare
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Thursday 11 February 2015 “Challenging Times – A New Dimension”, the latest and most successful Rural Health Network conference to date, was hosted at the House...
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05 Feb 2016
Rural communities in last ditch plea for fair deal from government
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Friday 5 February 2015 The Rural Services Network [1] is making a last minute plea to the Government to listen to the views from rural councils,...
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04 Feb 2016
A Brief Look at Housing
The provision of affordable housing in rural areas is an issue that has many implications for the future of communities. As such, the analysis ‘A Brief Look at Housing’ uses...
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02 Feb 2016
Government faces ‘major revolt’ over rural funding
Up to 50 Tory MPs are preparing to vote against the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural local authorities. Prime Minister David Cameron faces a ‘major backbench Tory rebellion” over...
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27 Jan 2016
Listen to MPs on rural funding, government ministers told
THE Rural Services Network has told the government it must listen to MPs on the vital issue of rural funding. The network issued the warning after MPs slammed a proposed...
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22 Jan 2016
‘Disastrous’ proposals beggar belief
Government plans threaten to leave rural residents facing a hike in council tax and much reduced services. The Rural Services Network outlined its concerns as the government prepares to decide...
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22 Jan 2016
‘Disastrous’ government grant proposals beggar belief and must be rethought, says Rural Services Network
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Friday 22 January 2015 ‘Disastrous’ government grant proposals beggar belief and must be rethought, says Rural Services Network Rural residents face an unwelcome hike in council...
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19 Jan 2016
Funding settlement is ‘fundamentally unfair’
The government’s provisional funding settlement is fundamentally unfair for rural communities, the Rural Services Network has warned. The network outlined its concerns to the proposed settlement in response to a...
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