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06 Feb 2018
Welcome for the government’s change of heart on council funding for rural areas
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday, 6 February 17 Responding to a Ministerial written statement issued today, the Rural Services Network [1] has welcomed the Government’s decision to release extra funding...
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25 Jan 2018
2018 – Parliamentary Rural Vulnerability Day
Rural England CIC (alongside the Rural Services Network) launched the findings from its latest research paper on ‘Issues Facing Providers of Social Care to Older Residents’. There is a growing awareness...
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17 Jan 2018
Funding cuts pile pressure on vital public services
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Wednesday, 17 January 2018 Rural local authorities are set to lose one third of their funding from central government – in a move which will pile...
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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] has welcomed the government’s provisional...
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30 Nov 2017
RSN demands fairer funding for rural areas
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Thursday, 30 November 2017 Rural Services Network demands fairer funding for rural communities The Rural Services Network [1] is calling on the government to ensure that...
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31 Oct 2017
RSN welcomes pledge on business rates
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday, 31 October 2017 Rural Services Network welcomes pledge on business rates retention The Rural Services Network [1] has welcomed a government pledge that no council...
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