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10 Feb 2020

North Yorkshire council tax 3x what many wealthy Londoners pay

MinsterFM reported that council tax-payers in North Yorkshire are facing bills of up to three times as much as residents of some of London’s most…

10 Feb 2020

Fight over costs threatens Shared UK Rural Mobile Network

An article in ISPreview has highlighted concerns that have been raised over the Shared Rural Network (SRN), after some ‘participants expressed concern over high costs’…

10 Feb 2020

Commission puts health devolution back on political agenda

The MJ reported that a new cross-party Health Devolution Commission launched on Monday is calling for the devolution of health and social care service The…

10 Feb 2020

Spotlight on the Yorkshire Seminar – Connectivity and Rural Transport

In January we hosted the regional seminar for the Yorkshire and Humber region, postponed due to the election in December 2019 We hold these events…

03 Feb 2020

National Guidance changed on thresholds for rural affordable housing

In a very welcome revision to the National Planning Practice Guidance, Local Planning Authorities are again able to set their own thresholds for affordable housing…

03 Feb 2020

Lives ‘at risk’ from long ambulance delays

The BBC and Shropshire Star reported this week that one in 16 emergency cases in England are waiting over an hour for an ambulance to…

03 Feb 2020

Lloyds Banking Group to shut 56 branches

YourMoney.com reported that Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it will close 56 branches across the country between April and October, including 31 Lloyds, 10 Halifax…

03 Feb 2020

Openreach to expand fibre to rural villages and market towns

Several trade press outlets, including E&T Magazine, TechRadar and IT Pro have reported on news that Openreach are expanding full-fibre rollout to cover 250,000 rural…