Funding available for bus services
On 30 September 2019 the Chancellor announced details about £220 million of commitments in 2020-21 to transform bus services in England This included a range of supporting measures, including a National Bus Strategy for England, measures to reduce congestion and improve frequency in urban areas, restore services in rural areas, keep down fares and tackle […]
North Yorkshire council tax 3x what many wealthy Londoners pay
MinsterFM reported that council tax-payers in North Yorkshire are facing bills of up to three times as much as residents of some of London’s most expensive boroughs In a North Yorkshire County Council budget consultation meeting, Cllr Dadd described the outrage at the disparity as a ‘rural revolution’. Accountants say the owners of million pound […]
Crucial Census – National Village and Community Hall Survey
The ACRE Network needs your help for a crucial census. Carried out once every ten years the survey will provide up to date information about halls and the social and economic impact they deliver for their communities This information is vital to secure funding for halls, funding for Network services, and to ensure our services […]
Fight over costs threatens Shared UK Rural Mobile Network
An article in ISPreview has highlighted concerns that have been raised over the Shared Rural Network (SRN), after some ‘participants expressed concern over high costs’ The SRN is an agreement between BT (EE), Vodafone, Three and O2, which aims to extend 4G mobile broadband to 95 per cent of the UK by 2025. These mobile […]
Commission puts health devolution back on political agenda
The MJ reported that a new cross-party Health Devolution Commission launched on Monday is calling for the devolution of health and social care service The Commission, which has been backed by five former health ministers and senior healthcare professionals, will examine if a new model of devolved decision-making is needed to help tackle the increasing […]
Rural schools given access to government expansion funding
Schools Week have revealed that rural local authority-maintained schools will be given access to government expansion funding for the first time next year to encourage them to academise and form new chains The Department for Education has added a fifth “strand” to its trust capacity fund, which launched last year. Whilst the amount of funding […]
Spotlight on the Yorkshire Seminar – Connectivity and Rural Transport
In January we hosted the regional seminar for the Yorkshire and Humber region, postponed due to the election in December 2019 We hold these events as we recognise that not all of our members can travel to the London meetings due to resources or travel costs and so each year, we host a regional seminar/networking […]
