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04 Feb 2016
Rural bus services ‘being wiped out’
RURAL bus services are being wiped out as local authorities are forced to slash transport budgets, say campaigners. Millions of pounds cut from essential everyday…
02 Feb 2016
Government faces ‘major revolt’ over rural funding
Up to 50 Tory MPs are preparing to vote against the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural local authorities. Prime Minister David Cameron faces a…
27 Jan 2016
Listen to MPs on rural funding, government ministers told
THE Rural Services Network has told the government it must listen to MPs on the vital issue of rural funding. The network issued the warning…
22 Jan 2016
‘Disastrous’ proposals beggar belief
Government plans threaten to leave rural residents facing a hike in council tax and much reduced services. The Rural Services Network outlined its concerns as…
19 Jan 2016
Funding settlement is ‘fundamentally unfair’
The government’s provisional funding settlement is fundamentally unfair for rural communities, the Rural Services Network has warned. The network outlined its concerns to the proposed…
15 Jan 2016
Government slammed over rural funding
MPs have blasted the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural areas, describing it as unfair and inadequate. The issue of government funding for rural areas…
10 Jan 2016
Dorset plans £500k rural bus cuts
Dorset County Council is looking to save £500,000 from a review of rural bus services. The local authority is asking local people how they would…
23 Nov 2015
Government urged to honour rural fairer funding promise
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Monday 23 November 2015 MPs and rural local authorities have called on the Government to honour a commitment to ensure…
23 Nov 2015
Government urged to honour rural fairer funding promise
MPs and rural local authorities have called on the Government to honour a commitment to ensure rural communities receive fairer funding for public services. The…
18 Nov 2015
2015 English Indices of Deprivation analysis tool (Produced by Oxfordshire County Council)
The Research & Intelligence Unit of Oxfordshire County Council have produced an interactive tool that present the indices on a map of England to make…
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