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Seminars
Date: 15th January 2020 Subject: Barriers to access – Connectivity & Rural Transport Thank you to North Yorkshire County Council for kindly hosting this event - To download the agenda for this meeting click...
12th November 2019 - Lincoln Health and Technology ? Download the Lincolnshire Sustainability and Transformation Partnership presentation here ? Download the Medical Technologies Innovation Facility presentation here ? Download the Greater Lincolnshire LEP...
Minutes of the RSN North West Regional Seminar & Meeting held at Lancashire County Council, 7th October 2019 Thank you to Lancashire County Council for kindly hosting this event - To download the agenda for this meeting click ...
24th September 2019 - Nailsea Great meeting at Nailsea on 24 September attended by speakers from Tobermory to Liskeard all united by an interest in local responses to the challenge of rural health and care. ?...
Minutes of the RSN East Midlands Regional Seminar & Meeting held at West Suffolk Council, 31 July 2019 Thank you to West Suffolk Council for kindly hosting this event To download a copy of these minutes click here...
Minutes of the RSN North East Regional Seminar & Meeting held at Durham Council 28 June 2019 Thank you to Durham Council for kindly hosting this event To download a copy of these minutes click here ...
Minutes of the RSN South East Regional Seminar & Meeting held at Sevenoaks District Council, 29 April 2019 Thank you to Sevenoaks District Council for kindly hosting this event To download a copy of these minutes click here...
Minutes of the RSN South West Regional Seminar & Meeting held at East Devon District Council, 21 March 2019 Thank you to East Devon District Council for kindly hosting this event To download a copy of these minutes click...
Minutes of the RSN West Midlands Regional Seminar & Meeting held at Stafford Borough Council, Civic Centre, Riverside, Stafford ST16 3AQ on 18 February 2019 Thank you to Stafford Borough Council for kindly hosting this event To download a...
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Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural areas is more expensive.
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