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19 Dec 2022
Bus fares will be capped at £2 to ease cost of living
The BBC reports that more than 130 bus operators outside London will begin capping single adult fares at £2 next month as part of a…
19 Dec 2022
Additional cost of living payment will be paid to millions of households who use oil, LPG or biomass boilers to heat homes
Chronicle Live reports that North East families living in rural County Durham and Northumberland who have no mains gas will be receiving an additional £200…
12 Dec 2022
Adult Social Care Committee challenges government to urgent reforms in adult social care
The Adult Social Care Committee has published its report, A “Gloriously ordinary life”: Spotlight on adult social care, on 8th December 2022 The full report…
12 Dec 2022
Petrol prices dropping too slowly, and rural areas are paying a premium
The BBC reports that there is evidence that “rocket and feather” fuel pricing happened in 2022, according to a competition watchdog This is when fuel…
12 Dec 2022
Some Cornwall residents could lose all their Freeview TV channels
Hundreds of people in mainly rural communities of Cornwall could lose their TV channels. Citizens Advice Cornwall is backing a campaign to protect TV and…
12 Dec 2022
Sunak set to end ban on new onshore windfarms in face of Tory rebellion
The Guardian reports that Rishi Sunak has signalled the end of a moratorium on new onshore wind projects in an attempt to head off a…
12 Dec 2022
Rural Economy Spotlight – December 2022
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities UK…
05 Dec 2022
Three quarters of adults want their MP to protect traditional TV and radio
New survey in key constituencies finds 75% of voters want their MP to actively support the continued provision of digital terrestrial TV (Freeview) and broadcast…
05 Dec 2022
Ambulance waiting times in England three times longer in some rural areas
The Guardian reports how a disparity between rural and urban areas has been uncovered by Lib Dem FoI requests to 10 ambulance trusts Patients in…
05 Dec 2022
South Norfolk Council Motion in favour of Local Radio
South Norfolk Council are taking the below motion to their Council meeting on 12th December to highlight the importance of local radio to their communities,…
