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15 Jun 2020
UK regional rebalancing may be boosted by COVID-19 response
Business Manchester has reported that the COVID-19 pandemic may have boosted the Government’s regional rebalancing strategy to benefit areas including the North West, according to…
15 Jun 2020
The Mirror’s ‘Shop for Britain’ campaign to help save the High Street
The Daily Mirror has launched a ‘Shop for Britain’ campaign urging people to make a conscious decision about where they shop, and what they buy,…
15 Jun 2020
New digital platform launched to support small organisations – Digital Boost
A new free-of-charge online platform that brings together leaders of small businesses and charities with a community of digital expert volunteers launched in the UK today. Digitalboost.org.uk is on…
08 Jun 2020
Gigabit Rural Broadband Voucher Scheme
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is offering vouchers to those in rural communities who are disadvantaged by poor broadband Gigabit-capable broadband connections…
08 Jun 2020
New statistics suggest regional epicentres of COVID-19
Several outlets report on the widening north-south COVID-19 divide, with fatalities and new infections far more common in regions outside of London Research shows new…
08 Jun 2020
Gaps in R&D spend fuel UK regional divides, report says
The New Statesman reports that differences in research and development spending is fuelling the economic divide between different regions of the UK. A recent report…
08 Jun 2020
Cash payments fall 15 percent as half of all UK transactions done on card
Just 23 percent of all purchases made in the UK last year involved cash, according to a new report published by Yahoo Finance Cash payments…
08 Jun 2020
Rural Economy Spotlight – June 2020
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities National…
01 Jun 2020
Rural Services Network and Institute of Economic Development work together to support rural
The Rural Services Network and the Institute of Economic Development, a member of the Rural Services Partnership, have joined forces to work together on a…
01 Jun 2020
Public health directors urge delay to lockdown easing amid test and trace confusion
Significant concerns are being raised by directors of public health and other leading sector figures that the lockdown is being eased too quickly, as confusion…
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