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28 Jun 2015
Communities battered on rural funding
RURAL people are continuing to get a raw deal on essential public services because government funding unfairly favours larger towns and cities. The Rural Services Network says countryside communities are...
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01 Jun 2015
MPs voice fears for rural services
MPs returning to parliament after the general election have voiced concern for the future of rural services. Addressing the House of Commons on Thursday (28 May), Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers...
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02 Feb 2015
Government under pressure on funding
THE Rural Services Network is continuing to pile on the pressure after a government minister agreed there was “still more to do” to rectify a funding shortfall for rural local...
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04 Dec 2014
The rural economy – calls to Government
The Rural Services Network then calls upon an incoming Government to: Recognise the important contribution that rural areas make to the nation’s economic wellbeing and reflect this explicitly in its...
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04 Dec 2014
Viable village services – calls to Government
The Rural Services Network calls upon an incoming Government to: Commit that there will be no programme of post office closures during the lifetime of the 2015 to 2020 Parliament...
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20 Mar 2014
The Petition Campaign
During the Summer of 2013, we supported the Rural Fair Share Petition Campaign. We worked closely with the Rural Fair Share Campaign, which comprises over 100 cross party MP’s aiming...
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07 Oct 2013
Rural GPs warn of ‘looming crisis’
RURAL GPs have warned of a looming crisis if attempts to attract medical graduates to become family doctors continue to have limited success. The topic was raised at the annual...
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