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04 Jan 2021
Coldharbour Mill launches rural skills training programme
Local publication, In Your Area, has reported that a new skills training programme is providing countryside and land management skills training at Coldharbour Mill, Devon…
04 Jan 2021
Walking challenge to raise money for farming charities
Farming Today has reported that rural communities are being encouraged to take part in walking challenges to raise money for countryside charities tackling barriers to…
22 Dec 2020
Still no fair share for rural communities
Last week’s Provisional Settlement for 2021/22 for local government once again means rural residents paying more in Council Tax (per head) than their urban counterparts.…
21 Dec 2020
Chris Whitty warns of looming health crisis over rural elderly who risk missing out on NHS care
The Daily Mail has reported on warnings from Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty this week that elderly people suffering from serious illnesses will be…
21 Dec 2020
COVID-19 will have a long-term impact on rural communities
The Conversation writes that rural communities, in particular, will be hit hard by the long-term consequences of the pandemic Noting that the closure of local…
21 Dec 2020
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announces planning U-turn
The Times has reported that the Government has announced a U-turn on its controversial planning algorithm On Wednesday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP (Con) abandoned…
21 Dec 2020
Make use of local resources to achieve rural roll-out of the vaccine
Jamie Stone MP (LibDem), writes in PoliticsHome this week that for rural constituencies the vaccine presents several new problems As rural communities often contain a…
21 Dec 2020
Openreach to hire 5,000 engineers to speed up broadband rollout
The Financial Times and Guardian have reported that BT Openreach is creating 5,300 new roles next year as it speeds up broadband upgrades, driven by…
17 Dec 2020
RSN responds to Provisional Settlement 2021-22
RSN reaction to Provisional Local Government Financial Settlement The Rural Services Network welcomes the news of an increase in Rural Services Delivery Grant in the…
14 Dec 2020
Spending Review 2020 – Gigabit capable broadband funding
In our analysis of the Spending Review 2020 through a Rural Lens (referred to in last week’s Bulletin and available here) we reported on the…
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