Community Renewal Fund announcements
The Government announced last week around 500 locally led projects to benefit from the Community Renewal Fund that will help ‘breathe new life into towns, villages and coastal communities across the UK as the government delivers on its mission to level up the nation and commitment to net zero’
London has more public charging points than 36 rural counties combined
New analysis by the County Councils Network revealing that there are more publicly available charging points in London than in the entirety of England’s counties, which are home to almost half of the country’s population
Rural firms ‘losing out’ after EU funds replaced
Rural businesses have accused ministers of “levelling down” the countryside after analysis of the budget found they will suffer a shortfall of hundreds of millions of pounds in grant funding
Responses to Levelling Up report
Further to their new report (A strategic case for equitable recognition of rural economies in Levelling Up policies) and also the RSN Rural Conference 2021 (with particular focus on the Rural Economy session held at this event) the National Innovation Centre Rural Enterprise (NICRE) have released three special blogs
Delay vaccine deadline for care-home workers or risk huge staff loss, provider warns
One of England’s largest social care providers, Anchor, has urged the Government to change the vaccination deadline for all care-home workers, warning of a risk to levels of care as data confirmed that more than 50,000 staff could quit in the country from next week
NHS staff unable to find rental homes in Cornwall
NHS workers have called the stress of finding a rental property in Cornwall
Scheme to tackle fuel poverty and cut carbon emissions launched
Residents on low incomes in parts of North Yorkshire are set to benefit from a scheme aimed at tackling fuel poverty and cutting carbon emissions The Green Homes Grant scheme is operating in the Hambleton, Richmondshire and Ryedal
Rural Media produces six short films for the 2021 Booker Prize ceremony
Herefordshire media charity and production company Rural Media have produced six short films based on the shortlisted books for this years’ Booker Prize ceremony. Partnering with The Booker Prize and the BBC, Rural Media produced a film for each of the shortlisted books up for the 2021 award
