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12 May 2026
Chief Medical Officer Explores Rural Health Challenges In Devon
England’s Chief Medical Officer, Sir Chris Whitty, has visited Devon as part of a wider fact-finding tour examining the health challenges facing people living in rural towns and communities.
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12 May 2026
New Research Highlights Digital Barriers To Getting Active
New research from Good Things Foundation and Sport England highlights how digital exclusion is becoming an increasingly important barrier to taking part in sport and physical activity.
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12 May 2026
DfE Updates Funding Guidance For Local Authorities
The Department for Education has updated its document collection pages covering both 16 to 19 education and skills funding and adult education and skills funding.
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12 May 2026
Common Ground Funding Expanded
The Government has announced an additional £1 million to expand its Common Ground programme, aimed at helping councils and communities tackle antisemitism and strengthen community cohesion in areas facing the...
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07 May 2026
Rural Voices Matter In Local Decision-Making
Rural Voices Matter In Local Decision-Making
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06 May 2026
Rural Economy In Focus
Last week, we brought members together for our latest RSN seminar, turning the spotlight on the rural economy, an area full of opportunity, but facing growing and often overlooked pressures.
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06 May 2026
Don’t Put Off the Switch, BT Warns
BT has launched a new campaign fronted by Clare Balding called ‘Don’t Put Off the Switch’, with less than a year to go before the nationwide analogue switchover.
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06 May 2026
NHS Recruits 8,500 Additional Mental Health Workers
The government has announced that 8,500 additional mental health workers have been recruited across the NHS in England since the end of June 2024, meeting a key workforce target ahead...
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06 May 2026
MPs Raise Concerns Over Fire And Rescue Service Funding
A recent Westminster Hall debate examined the funding of fire and rescue services, with MPs from across parties raising concerns about financial pressures, workforce capacity, and the ability of services...
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05 May 2026
No More Excuses: Affordable Rural Housing Works
A new report published by English Rural, in partnership with Acuity Research & Practice, challenges long-standing assumptions about the cost of managing affordable housing in rural areas.
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