Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
20 Sep 2017
£23m for neighbourhood plans
Almost £23m in funding aims to give local communities more say in the development of their area. Communities across England would receive a share of £22.8m to develop neighbourhood plans, said...
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18 Sep 2017
Fairer funding ‘vital’ for rural schools
Fairer funding is vital for England’s rural schools, the Rural Services Network has warned. The network issued the warning in response to confirmation that the government is to reform the...
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15 Sep 2017
Rural Services Network: Fairer funding is vital for rural schools
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Friday 15 September 2017 Rural Services Network:Fairer funding is vital for rural schools Responding to confirmation that the government is to introduce fairer funding for schools,...
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15 Sep 2017
Changes to school funding confirmed
Rural schools will gain up to 5% in funding under a plans for a fairer national funding formula, says the government. Education secretary Justine Greening detailed government reforms to introduce...
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14 Sep 2017
Will travel hubs help rural transport?
A new network of travel hubs could give rural residents better access to public transport services. The hubs would make it easier for people from across South Cambridgeshire travel too...
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13 Sep 2017
Somewheres and Anywheres
A think piece by Dr Gary Bosworth (University of Lincoln) on David Goodhart’s best-seller The Road to Somewhere; The new tribes shaping British politics” in light of his presentation to...
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13 Sep 2017
Vehicles seized in crime crackdown
Police from six regions across northern England have joined forces for a rural crime crackdown. Operation Checkpoint is a multi-force operation targeting travelling criminals operating between counties in the north...
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12 Sep 2017
£7.25m to extend rural broadband
Cheshire East Council will receive a share of £7.25m of funding to extend the roll-out of faster broadband in the borough. The investment – to be implemented over the next...
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09 Sep 2017
£645m to help speed up rural broadband
The government says up to £645m will help bring superfast broadband to the UK’s most remote areas. Digital minister Matt Hancock said more than 900,000 extra UK homes and businesses could gain...
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06 Sep 2017
Health services are top concern for rural residents – survey
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Wednesday 6 September 2017 Rural residents are more concerned about declining healthcare services than any other issue, according to the preliminary results of a wide-ranging survey....
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