Watchdog slams regional growth fund
THE government’s £1.4bn regional growth fund is failing to deliver value for money, says the official financial watchdog. The fund was established to support private sector jobs and growth in places that rely on the public sector. But a National Audit Office report says there was scope to have generated more than the 41,000 jobs […]
MP: Remember rural communities
FORGOTTEN rural communities must be treated more fairly, an MP has warned.
Rural grant scheme oversubscribed
THE government’s £60m rural economy grant scheme has been massively oversubscribed.
