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09 Jan 2018
RSN Economic Profiling Service – November 2017
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (November 17) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (June…
08 Jan 2018
Pressure mounts over fairer funding
The government is facing renewed calls for fairer funding for rural communities. It follows the announcement of its provisional local finance settlement, which is due…
05 Jan 2018
Rural police receive less funding
Rural areas continue to receive less police funding than urban areas, says the Rural Services Network. Using 2016 population figures, the network has compared total…
04 Jan 2018
Campaign combats winter loneliness
A NEW campaign is helping to combat rural loneliness this winter. The campaign highlighting ways rural community co-operatives help people overcome loneliness and isolation. Funded…
03 Jan 2018
Rural homes ‘face higher fuel bills’
Government green energy proposals could force up rural heating bills, claim oil companies. Almost one million rural households in England and Wales could see their…
29 Dec 2017
Economic Factsheets – 2017
To inform and contextualise a local authority area’s economic situation, factsheets have been produced for our member authorities providing a wide range of facts, figures…
28 Dec 2017
Bigger team to combat rural crime
A rural crime team in Derbyshire has helped resolve crimes worth £120,000 in its first six months. The dedicated police team, which is based at…
27 Dec 2017
Rural residents fear fuel poverty
Crippling fuel bills mean many rural householders are too scared to put their heating on. More than three in ten Britons – many of them…
20 Dec 2017
Cautious welcome for provisional settlement
The Rural Services Network has given a cautious welcome to the government’s provisional local finance settlement for local authorities. But the network has also warned…
19 Dec 2017
Cautious welcome to local government provisional settlement
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday, 19 December 2017 Rural Services Network gives cautious welcome to provisional finance settlement for local government The Rural Services Network [1]…
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