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14 Sep 2021

Ministers drop shake-up of planning laws

The Times reports that the government is reportedly backtracking on its commitment to overhaul planning laws in order to accelerate infrastructure projects with a target of building 300,000 homes a...

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14 Sep 2021

‘Lack of interest’ in return of West Yorkshire rural forum from local leaders

The Yorkshire Post reports that Councillor Stewart Golton and Liberal Democrat John Lawson collaborated on a letter sent to West Yorkshire Combined Authority board members, in hopes to reunite the...

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14 Sep 2021

Rural Media film shortlisted for Best Scripted Short at Broadcast Digital Awards

Rural Media’s New Creatives short-film Aisle 17 has been shortlisted for Best-Scripted Short at the 2021 Broadcast Digital Awards The Broadcast Digital Awards are a national, industry recognised award programme...

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14 Sep 2021

BT Adds 17 Rural Locations to Northern Ireland FTTP Rollout

The ISP Review reports that BT Openreach has today named a further 17 new rural towns and villages across Northern Ireland that, over the next 18 months, will benefit from...

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14 Sep 2021

Planned redrawing of Welsh seats criticised for breaking up rural communities

The Guardian reports that proposals for a huge shake-up of the UK parliamentary map in Wales have provoked criticism for threatening to break up tight-knit valley communities in the south...

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Rural Economy Spotlight – September 2021
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13 Sep 2021

Rural Economy Spotlight – September 2021

A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities National Rural Conference in full swing...

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13 Sep 2021

Hinterland – 13 September 2021

In Hinterland this week – Brexit driven shortages of labour in rural England, youth services cuts, levelling up and its background, the need to dispel a planning myth about rural...

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10 Sep 2021

RSP Member – Reed in Partnership

Reed in Partnership’s mission is to positively transform people and their communities. We provide services to help people find a job, improve their health, develop their skills and fulfil their...

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06 Sep 2021

Minister refuses to deny reports of tax hike for social care

Social care must be adequately funded, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has said, amid reports ministers plan to raise national insurance as detailed by the BBC Downing Street did not deny...

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06 Sep 2021

Bulk of affordable homes will be for buyers not renters

The Independent reports, the housing secretary’s, Robert Jenrick, announcement that the majority of the Government’s new £8.6bn “affordable homes programme” will be directed at helping homebuyers rather than renters Out...

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