Author: <span>Richard</span>
28 Sep 2020
Rural risk to fast broadband target
The Times has reported on warning from telecommunications firms that the Government risks missing its target of delivering gigabit broadband speeds to all parts of the UK by 2025, as...
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28 Sep 2020
Rural firms face ‘exceptional challenges’ despite Winter Economy Plan
Farming UK has covered reports that rural businesses still face ‘exceptional challenges’ despite the Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan announced last week Further to his announcement that the Autumn Budget will...
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28 Sep 2020
Councils warn that a quarter of childcare providers could close in rural areas
Nursery World has reported on warnings from English councils that up to one in 10 childcare providers could close this winter, and that as many as one in four are...
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28 Sep 2020
Rural Coalition: ‘Rural areas in danger of being left behind’
Several news outlets have followed up on the Rural Coalition’s calls for Government to commit equitable funding for rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic Papers...
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28 Sep 2020
Get your business back on its feet – an offer!
We know that many of our members are small business owners and the ongoing crisis is likely to be hitting you hard To offer you support we’ve partnered with Be the...
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25 Sep 2020
Road Traffic
This analysis presents data from the Department for Transport showing road traffic by Local Highway Authority area. → Download the road traffic analysis here
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25 Sep 2020
NRTF launches free conference to support artists and rural arts
The National Rural Touring Forum (NRTF) is launching a brand new free online conference in October focussed on how to futureproof the rural arts sector Called “Horizons”, the 4-day conference...
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24 Sep 2020
Skills – Proportion of employees and self-employed that received job related training in the last 4 weeks
This analysis presents data taken from the Annual Population Survey of the proportion of employees and self-employed that received job related training in the preceding 4 weeks (employees and self...
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23 Sep 2020
RSN Economic Profiling Service – September 2020
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance – Alternative claimant count flows (May 2020) – Alternative claimant count as percentage of working population (March 20)
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23 Sep 2020
Skills – Percentage of population aged 16-64 with NVQs
This analysis presents data taken from the Annual Population Survey of the proportion of population aged 16-64 with NVQs. The analysis shows the results of the survey both currently and...
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