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16 Feb 2026
Final Settlement Debate
The parliamentary debate for the Final Local Government Finance Settlement took place on 12th February. Realistically it was less of a ‘debate’ and more of a rebuttal by Government to...
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16 Feb 2026
NAO Calls For Clarity Ahead Of New Housing Delivery Fund
A new report from the National Audit Office examines government programmes designed to unlock land for housing and highlights the steps needed to ensure value for money as a new...
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16 Feb 2026
Rural Connectivity In Focus
RSN Member Exclusive Seminar: Rural Connectivity Wednesday 25 February 2026 | 11:00–13:00 | Online Our next member-exclusive seminar will focus on Rural Connectivity, bringing together national policymakers, industry experts and...
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16 Feb 2026
When Data Decides Access
Access to essential services in the UK is increasingly decided in the moment by something simple and unstable: having enough data to complete the task in front of you. Booking...
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16 Feb 2026
Opportunity: Rural & Coastal Hospital Services
RSN members may wish to be aware of a new series of free-to-attend webinars being organised externally by the NHS – South West Region, the National Centre for Rural Health...
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10 Feb 2026
RSN Initial Response: Final Local Government Finance Settlement Published
The Government has yesterday (9th February) published the Final Settlement for Local Government Finance ahead of the debate tomorrow in Parliament. You can find out more about the final settlement...
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10 Feb 2026
UK’s Rural Shops Invested Over £280m In Last Year
The Association of Convenience Stores launched the 2026 Rural Shop Report, in Parliament last week. The report reveals that rural retailers have spent over a quarter of a billion pounds...
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10 Feb 2026
Parliamentary Committee Examines Social Housing Conditions
A new report from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has found that progress in improving the condition of social housing in England has largely stalled since the pandemic,...
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09 Feb 2026
Postal Services In Rural Areas Under Scrutiny In Westminster Hall
Rural MPs from across the political spectrum used a Westminster Hall debate on 4 February to raise serious concerns about the reliability of postal services and the future of post...
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09 Feb 2026
National Cancer Plan Sets Out Ambition To Improve Outcomes
The government has published its National Cancer Plan for England, setting out a ten-year ambition to improve cancer survival, increase early diagnosis, modernise services and reduce longstanding inequalities in outcomes...
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