09/11/2020 – Rural Market Town Group Meeting
RMTG MeetingOnline via Zoom16:30pm-18pm, Monday, 9th November 2020 – You can download a copy of the agenda for this meeting here– You can download a copy of these minutes here– You can download a copy of the group chat from this meeting here Attendance: Cllr Chris Allen Burnham-On-Sea & Highbridge Town Council Brian Angell Clun […]
New Rural Economy Toolkit to support “missed opportunity” around rural relevance to UK productivity and prosperity
The Institute of Economic Development (IED) and the Rural Services Network (RSN) have devised a new practitioner-focused toolkit which is intended as a guide for “anyone seeking to raise rural relevance in the economic agenda”.
Councils call for clear lockdown exit strategy
The website LocalGov.co.uk reports that the Local Government Association (LGA) is urging the Government to work with councils to develop a clear lockdown exit strategy The LGA said that Whitehall must learn from the past seven months to work in partnership with local councils and ensure a clear strategy is developed for when national restrictions […]
Countryside house prices hit four-year high in ‘race for space’
A record demand for countryside houses has driven prices to a four-year high. Prices for rural houses, including cottages, farm houses and manor houses, rose two per cent in the three months to September from the previous quarter, as the number of offers accepted outside London hit an all-time record
New dial-a-bus scheme: Residents in rural areas will be able to call a bus to stop at their house
a new service which will allow residents to call a bus to stop at their house
Homes England funding rule undermines ‘levelling-up agenda’
The website LocalGov.co.uk reports that a disproportionate amount of government funding for housing is reportedly being given to the UK’s most affluent areas
Better digital connections can help level up rural North Yorkshire
Cllr Don Mackenzie writes in the Yorkshire Post this week about the need for improved connectivity for rural constituents
New village shop comes to the aid of customers
An enterprising Devon pub that supported its local community during the pandemic has opened a new village shop with the support of Pub is The Hub, the not-for-profit organisation that helps pubs to diversify and provide essential local services.
