Consultation on community transport
The government is expected to consult on rules affecting rural community transport providers this autumn. Transport minister Jesse Norman confirmed the forthcoming consultation in response to a parliamentary question by North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb. It follows concern that the government has decided community transport operators bidding for local authority bus service contracts may require […]
Council to tackle rural fuel poverty
A major project to tackle rural fuel poverty is to be funded by one of England’s largest county councils. The iniaitive is being funded by North Yorkshire County Council to support those most at risk this winter as temperatures tumble. The council’s public health team has been awarded a contract on behalf of the North Yorkshire Health and Wellbeing […]
