Author: <span>Richard</span>
03 Jan 2023
England’s £2 bus fare cap may not save rural routes, campaigners fear
The Guardian reports that campaigners have voiced concern that more bus services will be cut once the recently announced £2 cap on bus fares expires The winter fares deal will...
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03 Jan 2023
Countryside riders targeted by bike thieves amid record lows in police detection rates
The Telegraph reports that cyclists taking rides into the countryside are being mugged for their high-end bikes by crime gangs exploiting historic lows in police detection rates Cycling UK, one...
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20 Dec 2022
RSP Member – Nuclear Waste Services
Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) is a public body and a subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), which is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial...
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20 Dec 2022
Initial Statement on the Provisional Local Government Settlement
The gap in funding is increasing yet further The Government yesterday announced the Provisional Settlement for Local Government for 2023/2024 and launched the consultation on the proposals which close on...
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19 Dec 2022
RSN Achievements in 2022
As 2022 draws to a close we are taking a moment to reflect on our achievements for our member organisations in 2022 We are the national champion for rural services,...
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19 Dec 2022
Bus fares will be capped at £2 to ease cost of living
The BBC reports that more than 130 bus operators outside London will begin capping single adult fares at £2 next month as part of a government-funded scheme to help people...
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19 Dec 2022
Rural poverty: ‘We’ve got two full-time jobs and it’s still not enough to pay the bills’
ITV News reports that a new YouGov Survey for End Fuel Poverty Coalition revealed that half of those who live in rural households are classed as vulnerable – with one...
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19 Dec 2022
Additional cost of living payment will be paid to millions of households who use oil, LPG or biomass boilers to heat homes
Chronicle Live reports that North East families living in rural County Durham and Northumberland who have no mains gas will be receiving an additional £200 cost of living payment in...
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19 Dec 2022
December Edition of Casebook from the Rural Health and Care Alliance
December 2022 Edition This time round some thoughts on the impact of industrial action on rural dwellers, covid in another couple of twists and turns, a miracle dog, workforce dynamics...
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13 Dec 2022
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics – Analysis of Mission 8
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and...
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