Comprehensive Spending Review – Key Rural Concerns
Last week the Government announced a one-year Spending Review for 2020, the long- term spending review being abandoned in favour of a short term approach to prioritise the response to Covid-19 and a focus on supporting jobs. There are some multi-year commitments, however The Rural Services Network is examining the announcements in more detail, and the consequences of decisions in this review will only become apparent when more detail is released by the Government. – including the Provisional Finance Settlement for Local Government due in December
Nik Harwood continues as RSP Chair for 2020
Following the re-election of Councillor Cecilia Motley last week as Chair of the Rural Services Network, this week saw the re-election of Nik Harwood as the Chair of the Rural Services Partnership The Rural Services Partnership, sits under the umbrella of the RSN group, and is the non-local government part of the RSN, it predominantly […]
Plans for rural areas with low infection rates to ‘decouple’ from those in strictest tiers in doubt
warnings from Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab MP (Con) over the possibility of a third national lockdown if the country fails to ‘get the balance right’, throwing proposals to ‘decouple’ rural areas from the most restrictive tiers into doubt
Call for rural communities to take advantage of extra funding to boost digital connectivity
Rural communities are being urged to take advantage of voucher funding from the Digital Borderlands scheme, to help them secure faster and more reliable internet connections
Strengthening local economies and creating choice with community enterprises
In recent months, we’ve all seen local people in communities up and down the country thrown into the spotlight as they’ve stepped in to help other local people through the pandemic. For us at Community Catalysts, it’s been a delight to see this general recognition of the amazing impact local people can have
Post Offices in £50m plea
More than 3,000 rural post offices face ‘armageddon’ if the Government does not step in to subsidise a £50m funding hole this week
New research maps access to cash across the UK
The pandemic has sped up the country’s journey towards a cashless society
Drone deliveries to rural areas on UK government’s radar
The Government is considering allowing drones to deliver goods to cut delivery times ‘in rural or isolated towns’ and reduce carbon emissions
Rural Review of the Comprehensive Spending Review
The Government has announced a one-year Spending Review for 2020, the long- term spending review being abandoned in favour of a short term approach to prioritise the response to Covid-19 and a focus on supporting jobs
30/11/2020 – Rural Market Town Group Clerks Advisory Panel
Minutes of the RMTG Clerks Advisory Panel meeting Online via ZoomMonday 30th November 2020 10:30am-12noon – You can download a copy of the agenda for this meeting here– You can download a copy of these minutes here Present: Sheila Atkinson (Newport Shropshire Town Council) (SA) Will Austin (Bridport Town Council) (WA)Tara Ball (Penistone Town Council […]
