Author: <span>Richard</span>
20 Apr 2021
April Edition of Casebook – Health Funding Opportunities from the Rural Health and Care Alliance
This month’s featured funding opportunities are: Innovate UK Opportunity for UK registered organisations to apply for a share of up to £25 million from Innovate UK to deliver commercially viable...
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19 Apr 2021
Rural Review of Bus Back Better – National bus strategy
Whilst the RSN has published some initial thoughts on Bus Back Better, which the Government launched early in 2021, it has now had the opportunity to consider the strategy and...
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19 Apr 2021
Tackling rural crime could get locked into ‘cycle of decline’ because of perception it is not taken seriously
The BBC and Yorkshire Post have reported on calls from The Countryside Alliance and The National Farmers Union (NFU) for the Police and Crime Commissioner election candidates to put rural...
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19 Apr 2021
Questions over future of rural petrol stations
Trade publication Autocar has reported on news that around 100 petrol stations were forced to pause sales last year due to the pandemic In 2019, 70 per cent of independent...
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19 Apr 2021
Large-scale business survey to shed light on rural resilience during COVID
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) is asking rural and farming businesses in the North East, South West and Midlands how they are dealing with COVID-19 to explore...
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19 Apr 2021
Labour to establish commission to aid the high street’s post-pandemic revival
Local paper the Winsford Guardian has reported that Labour is set to reveal the details of a new high street commission designed to inform its policies on how to rebuild...
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19 Apr 2021
New Flybe owners seek to relaunch UK regional airline this summer
Regional airline Flybe is aiming to resume flights this summer after a new company purchased the defunct airline’s assets, according to Business Live Exeter-headquartered Flybe Ltd collapsed in early 2020,...
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19 Apr 2021
Hinterland – 19 April 2021
In Hinterland this week – rural crime, the impact of covid on mental health, housing and low income citizens and a new rural champion at the head of the “firm.”...
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15 Apr 2021
RSP Member – The Agricultural Chaplains Association
We are the only ecumenical Association that specialises in caring for Agricultural and Rural Chaplains, Farming Support Chaplains, Rural Support Officers, Diocesan Rural Life Advisers and Rural Officers working throughout...
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12 Apr 2021
UK Gigabit Voucher Launch
Announced on 19 March as part of the wider £5bn ‘Project Gigabit’ programme, the UK Gigabit Broadband Voucher will provide micro grants of up to £1,500 for households and £3,500...
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