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02 Sep 2019
Increased Government funding to protect high streets
Retail and Leisure International magazine reports that Boris Johnson has increased high streets funding from £675 million to £1 billion with the aim of helping…
29 Aug 2019
Health and Social Care Spotlight – August 2019
This newsletter on rural health is provided for the RSN and the Rural Health and Care Alliance It includes a roundup of rural health news, research, learning…
27 Aug 2019
Rural areas ‘in crisis’ according to new report
Rural communities with poor transport links and a lack of digital connectivity are ‘in crisis’, according to the think tank, Parliament Street The Farmers Guardian…
27 Aug 2019
Government pledge to fix rural Britain’s internet woes
Digital Secretary Nicky Morgan writes in the Telegraph about plans to improve digital infrastructure around Britain. She announced new measures to boost connectivity in rural…
27 Aug 2019
North of England to receive thousands less in transport funding than London
New research from IPPR North based on Government figures has found that the North is set to receive more than £2,300 less per person in…
27 Aug 2019
Labour plan to ‘revive’ high streets
The Municipal Journal covers the Labour Party’s plan to ‘revive’ high streets by giving councils the power to reopen abandoned shops Jeremy Corbyn announced that…
19 Aug 2019
Rural groups write to the Prime Minister about no-deal Brexit
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) have written to the Prime Minister to emphasise that a no-deal Brexit…
19 Aug 2019
Royal Mint no longer printing 1p, 2p or £2 coins
The website MoneyExpert.com reports on the news that 2018-19 was the first year since 1972 that no new 1p coins entered circulation No new 2p…
12 Aug 2019
New UK Government and a one-year spending review
Whilst media headlines have naturally focussed on the new prime minister’s plans for Brexit, the formation of a new government also has implications for local…
12 Aug 2019
Drug crime in rural communities
Research from the BBC today shows drug crime is increasing in many small towns and villages even as it falls in urban areas National Rural…
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