Final Settlement Published
The Rural Services Network (RSN) is pleased that the Final Settlement for Local Government, announced last week in Parliament with a written statement from the Minister, includes the additional £4 Million pounds for the Rural Services Delivery Grant set out in the Provisional Statement
Rural Review of Skills for Jobs – Lifelong learning for opportunity and growth
In the latest of our ‘Through a Rural Lens’ analyses we have reviewed the Government’s recent White Paper “Skills for Jobs: lifelong learning for opportunity and Growth”
Impact of COVID-19 on the countryside
Impact of COVID-19 on the countryside, where despite the fact that cases may be lower, ‘isolation and job insecurity can be even more challenging when you live in a remote area’
Biomass Heat Works/biomass in farming areas
Mark Lebus of the UK Pellet Council and Biomass Heat Works! explains the need for biomass in rural and farming areas, and why a more tailored heat decarbonisation plan is required
BT in talks with OneWeb over rural satellite broadband
Discussions between BT and government-backed satellite maker OneWeb to provide rural broadband to people cut off from Britain’s fibre networks
How COVID-19 ‘killed’ the high street bank
despite the fact that most people still rely on their high street bank, they are being driven away by branch closures and a push towards online banking
Ambulance-led rural vaccination scheme met with ‘hugely positive’ response
A pilot vaccination scheme in rural parts of Scotland is hoped to be extended to other parts of the UK after encouraging feedback from those using the service
