Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
29 May 2015
Analysis of Pupil Absence in Schools
Absence from school can have a profound effect on a pupils academic progress and career prospects later in life. To get a better understanding of the situation in your local...
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15 May 2015
RSN Economic Profiling Service – May 2015
JSA claimant flows analysis (April 2015) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (December 2014)
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04 Mar 2015
Slow broadband threatens rural economy
SLOW broadband connections threaten to undermine the rural economy – and can only be fixed by government investment, MPs have been told. Rural leaders briefed MPs ahead of a debate...
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01 Mar 2015
Successful neighbourhood planning
NEIGHBOURHOOD planning might be counted a success in terms of the number of communities now involved, though it can still be viewed as burdensome and challenging, finds Brian Wilson. Locality,...
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17 Feb 2015
RSN Economic Profiling Service – February 2015
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (Dec 2014) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (Sept 2014)
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13 Feb 2015
Rural grant increase welcome – but not enough
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Friday 13 February 2015 The Rural Services Network [1] has welcomed a £4m increase in government funding for local authorities working with countryside communities but warned...
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10 Feb 2015
Active People Survey Analysis 8
The Active People Survey tracks the number of people taking part in sport at region, county sport partnership and local authority level. We have used the results from the ASP8...
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02 Feb 2015
Government under pressure on funding
THE Rural Services Network is continuing to pile on the pressure after a government minister agreed there was “still more to do” to rectify a funding shortfall for rural local...
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29 Jan 2015
The labour market in your area
Employment is crucial for any successful local economy. As such, the below analysis takes a look at a selection of key employment statistics from the Office for National Statistics. Analysis of...
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23 Dec 2014
Rural communities hit hard by latest government cuts
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday 23 December 2014 The government’s finance settlement for local authorities [1] fails to meet the needs of hard-pressed rural councils, said the Rural Services Network...
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