Chancellor in rural funding admission
CHANCELLOR George Osborne has admitted that Whitehall funding formulas give rural areas a raw deal. The way the government allocated funding had some “room for improvement,” Mr Osborne admitted. The Chancellor was giving evidence to the MPs during a hearing by the House of Commons Treasury Committee on Thursday (12 December). The committee is taking […]
First rural social enterprise zone named
Cornwall has been designated Britain’s first rural social enterprise zone.
‘Radical rethink’ needed on rural economy
A RADICAL rethink is needed to recognise the major contribution made to the rural economy by businesses other than farming and tourism, says a leading academic.
Rural economy ‘firmly’ in recovery
THE rural economy is firmly in recovery as growth spreads from non-farming businesses to the agricultural sector.
Bus services face axe, warns report
BUS services in parts of England could disappear due to funding cuts, warns a report. Some 47% of local authorities are reducing their support for buses for 2013 with a number threatening to remove all support in the next financial year, says the study. Entire networks of bus services are at risk of collapse, according […]
