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20 Dec 2021
YorBus rural transport scheme now has 450 users
Darlington and Stockton Times reports that the organisers of pioneering rural transport YorBus, trialling one of the country’s first on demand services, announced that there are now more than 450...
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16 Dec 2021
2022-2023 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Announcement
2022-2023 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement Announcement Thursday 16th December 2021 The Rural Services Network welcomes the 2022-2023 Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement, announced today by the Rt Hon Michael...
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13 Dec 2021
Introducing the RSN Executive
At the recent Annual General Meeting of the Rural Services Network, the Executive Board that manages the organisation was elected for another year We are delighted to have such a...
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13 Dec 2021
RSN Seminar Programme a roaring success!
The Rural Services Network has completed it’s seminar programme for the 2021 year and it was a fantastic success with over 600 delegates attending the 9 sessions throughout the year...
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13 Dec 2021
Draft Levelling Up white paper leaked
The Independent reports that the government plans to radically alter local government in England, replacing it with a single-tier mayoral-style system, according to a leaked draft of the government’s levelling...
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13 Dec 2021
Tackling Loneliness with Transport Fund: open for Expressions of Interest
The Tackling Loneliness Team at the Department for Transport (DfT) have announced that the Tackling Loneliness with Transport fund is now open for Expressions of Interest DfT have received £5.8...
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13 Dec 2021
Government pledges £150m for digitisation of adult social care
Healthcare IT News reports that the Government has announced a £150 million pledge to drive greater adoption of technology and achieve widespread digitisation across adult social care in England, as...
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13 Dec 2021
Rural England left behind in Storm Arwen response
AgriLand reports on claims from the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) that rural England has been left behind in the Government’s “poor response” to Storm Arwen The CLA, which...
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13 Dec 2021
Temporary on-farm campsites inject £25m into rural economy
Farming UK reports that temporary campsites set up on farms have given Britain’s rural economy a major boost, but many businesses fear that relaxed permitted development rights will soon be...
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13 Dec 2021
New book published to mark the Centenary of Rural Community Councils
The English Rural Community Councils (RCCs) have had a remarkable impact on our countryside over the past 100 years They have had a pivotal role in nurturing rural industry and...
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