Author: <span>Richard</span>
09 Dec 2019
Labour and Tories pledge to spend on public transport
Both Labour and Conservatives made significant spending pledges on public transport last week The Conservative Party promised to spend more than £4 billion on new bus and metro links across...
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09 Dec 2019
RSN delighted to welcome new Chair of the Rural Services Partnership
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Rural Services Network is delighted to welcome Nik Harwood, Chief Executive of Young Somerset, to be the newly elected Chair of the Rural Services...
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09 Dec 2019
Rural Economy Spotlight – December 2019
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities Long-term, funded Rural Strategy urgently needed...
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03 Dec 2019
National Centre for Rural Health and Care – AGM (03.12.19)
Tuesday 3rd December held at 63, Bayswater Rad, London. → To download a copy of these minutes click here Present:Professor Richard Parish – Chair Jan Sobieraj – Deputy ChairIvan Annibal...
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03 Dec 2019
Rural services network writes to newspapers across the country to make rural voices heard ahead of election
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rural services network writes to newspapers across the country to make rural voices heard ahead of election National champion for rural services contacts editors at...
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02 Dec 2019
Rural school funding pledge
Boris Johnson was in Devon last week as part of the campaign trail, with several visits covered by local newspaper Devon Live He visited Chulmleigh Academy in North Devon and...
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02 Dec 2019
Post Office transaction payments to increase
The Post Office have agreed, following a six-month review, to increase transaction payments made to Post Office managers by around 10% from next year. They have also agreed to introduce...
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02 Dec 2019
Winter pressures increasing for care services
The MJ reports that more than 90 per cent of adult care directors are concerned at their ability to cope with winter pressures or provider failure The Association of Directors...
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02 Dec 2019
‘Politicians should get the bus,’ say passengers
Politicians should be getting the bus to see the kind of issues people are facing, passengers have said in the midst of a general election campaign, according to the BBC...
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02 Dec 2019
Rural domestic abuse in the spotlight
The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) has published a report noting that, on average, abuse lasts 25 per cent longer in rural locations, with victims half as likely to report...
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