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24 Jan 2015
MP tackles rural road fuel pricing
A Conservative MP hopes to secure powers to combat higher fuel prices in rural areas. Wyre Forest MP Mark Garnier said motorists across his largely…
18 Jan 2015
Rural fuel discount ‘step nearer’
LOWER petrol prices are a step nearer for 17 remote rural communities after Brussels approved the plan. The government’s rural fuel rebate scheme cleared the…
18 Jan 2015
Call for reversal of GP funding cuts
CUTS in health funding that could see scores of GP surgeries close must be reversed, says a rural charity. Changes to the Minimum Practice Income…
13 Jan 2015
Launch of the NHS Commissioning Assembly Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS) resource for commissioners
Technologies such as telehealth, telecare, telemedicine, telecoaching and self-care apps have the potential to transform the way people engage in and control their own healthcare,…
04 Dec 2014
The rural economy – calls to Government
The Rural Services Network then calls upon an incoming Government to: Recognise the important contribution that rural areas make to the nation’s economic wellbeing and…
04 Dec 2014
Access to health facilities – calls to Government
The Rural Services Network calls upon an incoming Government to: Ask its Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation (ACRA) to review the NHS resource allocation formula…
04 Dec 2014
Public transport – calls to Government
The Rural Services Network calls upon an incoming Government to: Encourage and incentivise bus operators, local authorities and communities to work in partnership, so they…
04 Dec 2014
Affordable housing – calls to Government
The Rural Services Network calls upon an incoming Government to: Reinstate a rural target in the HCA’s Affordable Homes Programme, to ensure that investment is…
04 Dec 2014
The planning system – calls to Government
The Rural Services Network calls upon an incoming Government to: Respect that planning authorities need the flexibility to write and interpret Local Plan policies which…
27 Nov 2014
A brief look at wage levels and self-employment
Bringing together data from the Office for National Statistics, it is possible to build a clear picture of lower average income for those working in…
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