Local Government Finance: Provisional Settlement 2022/23
The Government published the provisional local government finance settlement for 2022-23 on 16 December 2021 A more detailed review of the proposals by the RSN’s local government finance consultants (Pixel Financial Management) will be sent to members as soon as possible.
Rural Lens Review of Adult Social Care Reform White Paper
Published on 1 December the Government’s People at the Heart of Care: adult social care reform white paper is a policy paper which sets out a 10-year vision for adult social care and provides information on funded proposals that will be implemented over the next 3 years.
Ofcom Consultation: Review of postal regulation
Ofcom Consultation: Review of postal regulation
CPRE – Housing Crisis
The CPRE, (Campaign for the Protection of Rural England), have recently published a blog on the Housing Crisis and what steps they think should be taken to solve it
Rival banks join forces to protect future of cash
more shared banking hubs will open in UK towns and villages as banks continue to close a swathe of branches
Why power cuts left people unable to phone for help
Power cuts caused by Storm Arwen have highlighted a potentially lethal problem in the home phone network’s digital transformation
Tories lose North Shropshire seat they held for nearly 200 years
The Conservatives have lost the North Shropshire seat they held for nearly 200 years to the Liberal Democrats in a by-election blow to Boris Johnson
Anger as Norfolk are losing out to the north on millions of levelling-up cash
A new report by the East of England Local Government Association (EELGA) has highlighted how Norfolk and Waveney is missing out when it comes to the government’s ‘levelling-up’ drive – with just £92 allocated per person in the east of England compared to £359 in parts of the north
Rural businesses and farms affected by Storm Arwen are being urged to claim compensation
The CLA, which represents 28,000 rural businesses and farms in England and Wales, has urged those affected by the storm to claim compensation under ‘force majeure’ terms and conditions
EE to upgrade 4G in more than 2,000 rural UK areas by 2024
UK mobile operator EE plans to upgrade its 4G infrastructure in more than 2,000 areas by June 2024 as part of the UK Government’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) initiative to extend coverage in rural areas
