RSN RESPONSE – Provisional Settlement
RSN response to Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement The Rural Services Network has long campaigned for fairer funding for rural areas and it today welcomed the additional £16million allocation to the Rural Services Delivery Grant by the Government in the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 19/20. This maintains the level of the RSDG at […]
Cancer mortality rates higher in rural areas
Living in a rural area means a patient is 5 per cent more likely to die of cancer than a city dweller, according to a recent study by Aberdeen University, which was quoted in the Daily Mail. The researchers carried out 39 studies around the world to compare cancer survival rates in rural and urban […]
Worst broadband blackspots revealed
Greenmeadows Park in Gloucestershire has been revealed as the UK’s slowest residential street for broadband, according to a survey by USwitch. The road, in the village of Bamfurlong, has an average download speed of just 0.14Mbps. In comparison, Abdon Avenue in Birmingham enjoys the fastest UK broadband with speeds of more than 265Mbps. The survey […]
England’s best primary schools revealed
A recent study has revealed the performance of primary schools across England, according to the Daily Mail. The figures show that only 51 per cent of the poorest pupils in the country attain the expected levels in national primary tests in comparison with 70 per cent of their richer classmates. However there is some good […]
Local government funding
Local Government Secretary James Brokenshire announced last week the Government’s proposed 2.8 per cent funding increase for local authorities, as reported by PublicFinance.co.uk. This is, however, dependent on local authorities raising council tax to the highest amount possible and relies on a vote in the House of Commons. In addition, core council tax rates will […]
Lessons for rural transport provision
Rural bus services have suffered as funding pressures have grown, but there is good practice and evidence of what works out there, finds Brian Wilson. The Campaign for Better Transport (CBT) has published a report on The Future of Rural Bus Services in the UK. This builds on its work over many years, which has […]
