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08 Feb 2022
The Levelling Up White Paper: Initial views of the RSN: How can it be made to work for rural settings?
At some 350 pages in length (plus a Technical Annex on Missions and Metrics), it will take us some time to consider all the rural…
08 Feb 2022
Airband – older people in Rural Areas
At Airband, we don’t just deliver brilliant broadband, we provide the means for people in rural areas to stay connected If the past few years…
08 Feb 2022
Rural health services need ‘levelling up’, MPs say
Local Gov reports that a three-year investigation undertaken by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Rural Health and Care and the National Centre for Rural…
08 Feb 2022
Michael Gove says ‘landmark promises’ will improve the lives
Sky news reports that Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove (Con) unveiled the Government’s “landmark” plan for levelling up the country claiming to improve the lives…
08 Feb 2022
Adult Social Care User Survey
The Personal Social Services Adult Social Care Survey England (ASCS) is a national survey that is repeated every year The survey, which forms part of…
08 Feb 2022
Impact of Outreach and Temporary Closures on Post Office Access
A report by the Citizens Advice illustrates how the post office network continues to provide vital access to essential face-to-face services. Nearly 1 in 5 (18%)…
08 Feb 2022
Plunkett launches an online directory of assets of community value – ACVs
Keep It in the Community (KIITC) is an online database of all community assets in England, such as pubs, shops and land, that have been nominated…
08 Feb 2022
Cornwall submits ‘ambitious’ bid for City of Culture to become first rural area to win
ITV reports that Cornwall has submitted its ‘ambitious’ bid to become the first rural area to win UK City of Culture 2025 – saying it…
03 Feb 2022
Connecting the UK – Why we need to start locally
Digital connectivity is an essential element of modern society and, as we look to the future, it is difficult to imagine any scenario where it…
03 Feb 2022
It’s still good to talk- upgrading the UK phone system to digital
BT is upgrading the current home phone system by switching-off our nearly obsolete analogue network that supports voice calls and replacing it with a more…
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