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15 Mar 2021

Bus Back Better

The Government has yesterday announced it’s plans for the National Bus Strategy, Bus Back Better, and a ‘£3 Billion bus revolution’. View the press release…

15 Mar 2021

Government confirms financial support for Shared Rural Network programme

Trade outlets including Computer Weekly have reported this week that the Government has published its transparency notice for the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme, including…

08 Mar 2021

Government urged to “give people in villages the same opportunity as those living in bigger towns and cities”

MPs call for rural-urban parity at conference aimed at revitalising rural Warnings of cost of lack of transport and broadband infrastructure on communities further isolated…

08 Mar 2021

Delivering equitable funding for rural areas is critical

Rural Services Network (RSN), CPRE, English Rural Housing Association and Britain’s Leading Edge have called for reform of Government funding, so that it adequately serves…

08 Mar 2021

Shropshire Council motion on Rural Fair Funding and levelling up

Shropshire Council debated a motion on 25th February which set out details of the imbalance of funding between rural and urban councils The motion asked…

08 Mar 2021

Government response on rural broadband and 5G fears is ‘inadequate’

The Government’s response to questions over its rollout of 5G and gigabit-capable broadband has been labelled ‘inadequate’ by MPs, reports The Telegraph this week The…

08 Mar 2021

Local Governments need the power to save their high streets

The Financial Times reports on the challenge facing the Government in helping the country emerge from lockdown and tackling a longer-term decline of town centres…

08 Mar 2021

UK Budget: the long road to levelling up

Following the chancellor’s delivery of the budget, papers including the Guardian and The Financial Times have reported on calls for the Government to publish the…