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12 Feb 2024
£64B Council Funding Sparks Rural Debate: Highlighting the Call for Fair Funding
The recent announcement by the Government of a £64 billion funding package for local councils has ignited a widespread discussion, with a particular focus on…
12 Feb 2024
Dental Recovery Plan Targets Rural Access with Innovative Mobile Services
The NHS recently unveiled its Dental Recovery Plan, a comprehensive strategy aimed at addressing the longstanding issues plaguing the NHS dental service. This initiative, backed…
12 Feb 2024
Need for Fair Funding for Internal Drainage Boards
Need for Fair Funding for Internal Drainage Boards A Special Interest Group of the LGA, the Internal Drainage Board levies stressed the need for fair…
12 Feb 2024
Government Invests £1B in Rural Broadband: Bridging the Digital Divide
The Government committed to spend £5 Billion through Project Gigabit, a programme aimed at ‘delivering lightning-fast, reliable broadband to every corner of the United Kingdom.’…
12 Feb 2024
University of Lincoln Secures £10.9m for Rural and Coastal Health Research
The University of Lincoln has secured a £10.9m grant to conduct research on health issues affecting rural and coastal communities. The areas in question experience…
05 Feb 2024
Tackling Rural Rough Sleeping at a Local Level
A report launched last week by the Rural Homelessness Counts Coalition, has set out a number of innovative ideas and practical recommendations for combating rural…
05 Feb 2024
Employment of people living in rural and coastal communities
The House of Commons Library recently published a report to inform Westminster Hall debate held on 1 February. The report highlighted that rural and coastal…
05 Feb 2024
Uniting for a Sustainable Future: Insights from RSN’s Rural Net Zero Seminar
Our Rural Net Zero seminar held last week was the first in our popular seminar programme for 2024! It focused on methods and initiatives aimed…
02 Feb 2024
Help shape rural business growth decision-making platform
People working in economic development and regeneration are being invited to help shape a new practical analytics platform designed to guide rural business policy. The…
02 Feb 2024
Latest News from the Broadcast 2040+ Campaign
The campaign has had an exciting start to 2024. We’ve mainly focused on engagement with the government’s Media Bill, which saw its Report Stage occur…
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