funding
28 May 2019
Coalition presses Treasury on rural funding
The Farmers Guardian covers the news that a coalition of rural organisations has written to Chief Secretary of the Treasury Liz Truss asking for changes ahead of the Comprehensive Spending...
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23 Apr 2019
What could your community do with £5,000?
With just over two weeks left until applications close, rural communities off the mains gas grid are being encouraged to submit their applications to the Calor Rural Community Fund, for...
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23 Apr 2019
Rural councils concerned over recycling funding
Councillors from the rural North Yorkshire Council have published a report questioning how funding for rural and urban authorities will be divided by the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy, as...
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15 Apr 2019
Attack launched on fair funding review
During Prime Minister’s Questions last week, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that the current fair funding formula ‘will make poorer areas even poorer’ and claimed the Prime Minister had ‘pushed...
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18 Mar 2019
New funding burdens to be reviewed by Government
The MJ this week reports that the issue of new funding responsibilities placed on councils was raised by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. The Committee questioned Local Government...
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04 Mar 2019
Councils selling public spaces to cover costs
An investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), the results of which have been published by HuffPost UK, has found that local councils across the country are selling off...
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04 Mar 2019
Schools ‘at breaking point’ over funding
Tes and the Shropshire Star report that rural schools are facing critical budget deficits because of the Government’s National Funding Formula. In Yorkshire a survey of 38 schools found that...
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04 Mar 2019
Calor offers £70,000 of funding for rural community projects
Rural community projects throughout the UK could be eligible to receive grants of up to £5,000 from home energy provider Calor. The Calor Rural Community Fund – now in its...
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18 Feb 2019
Rural schools risk isolation from Government support
Tes reports this week on a joint report by Plymouth Marjon University and Plymouth University that called for ministers to review how schools bid for government support to improve access...
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11 Feb 2019
Education Secretary under pressure for rural school funding
The Education Secretary Damian Hinds is under pressure from members of his own party regarding funding for rural schools, according to the Tes. In particular, Esther McVey MP for Tatton...
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