Rural economies are part of the solution for Levelling Up
Levelling Up should include the nation’s rural economies and their contribution to the prosperity of communities, according to a Briefing Paper published by the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE)
Welfare system poorly adapted to meet needs of rural areas
The UK welfare system is poorly adapted to meet the needs of those living in rural areas, new research led by Newcastle University has found
Tax Day/NHS charitable relief claim
The Treasury published its “Tax policies and consultations report (Spring 2021)” on 23 March 2021
Rural Market Towns Group (RMTG) reaches 200!
The Rural Market Towns Group is part of the Rural Services Network that has been set up in recent years, to enable rural Town and Larger Parish Councils across England to come together to share good practice and network
Rural businesses snubbed in UK budget says valuer
Claims from the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers that the exclusion of a huge proportion of the rural economy from the new super deduction capital allowance is ‘perverse and discriminatory’
Making rural intelligent networks a reality
Despite efforts to improve rural connectivity provision for those living outside of cities, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the work still needed to ‘balance out the digital inequalities that exist between town and country
Urban ‘escalator’ means disadvantaged rural students miss out on top universities
High-achieving, disadvantaged students from urban areas are more likely to enter elite UK universities than similar peers from rural communities due to an urban ‘escalator effect’, according to a new study reported in Eurekalert
Far more renewables needed in UK homes to meet net-zero target
The slow uptake of small-scale renewables has created energy ‘forests’ and ‘deserts’ across the UK, a new report has revealed
29/03/2021 – Rural Market Town Group Meeting
RMTG MeetingOnline via Zoom16:30pm-18pm, Monday, 29th March 2021 – You can download a copy of the agenda for this meeting here– You can download a copy of these minutes here Graham Biggs MBE, Chief Executive and David Inman, Corporate Director of Rural Services Network welcomed everyone to the second meeting of the Rural Market Town […]
Hinterland – 29 March 2021
In Hinterland this week: the challenges of adult social care, Brexit appears neither green nor tasty for rural folk, the places which are top of the pops in rural England if you’re looking to relocate, believe it or not we’re gearing up to prevent a pandemic and a reminder that racism is a feature of rural life
