Rural Lens Review of Shared Prosperity Fund Prelaunch Guidance
The Government published the long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper (WP) on 2nd February, 2022. Although issued by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) it is a whole of Government document
Public Health Allocations leave rural missing out
Public Health Allocations announced last week are yet again failing to deliver for rural communities
Rural Health and Care and Levelling-Up Press Release
The Levelling Up White Paper follows hot on the heels of the Inquiry into Rural Health and Care, launched on 1st February. This highlighted the various significant problems experienced by many rural citizens in accessing health and social care services.
Farmers slam new Countryside Code
Farmers have criticised changes to the Countryside Code telling them to make rights of way more accessible, use clearer signage and swap stiles for self-closing gates
Huge rise in £1 million homes across the UK
One in 42 homes in Britain is worth £1 million or more, with about 80 per cent of new “property millionaires” created in the past year found outside London
One in 10 of Melton households are living in fuel poverty
The government is attempting to mitigate the impact of the rise in energy cap on people’s budgets through grants for energy bills
Total income from farming in England decreases by 10%
According to the latest estimated income statistics released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Total Income from Farming (TIFF) for England in 2020, is 10% lower than the TIFF in 2019
Yorkshire’s countryside should not be seen as ‘rural museum’
Yorkshire Post reports that leading figures in the North have voiced their concerns that the Government has not fully recognised the importance of the rural economy through its flagship levelling up policy
Employment opportunity at Community Catalysts CIC
Community Catalysts CIC is a busy, buzzy social enterprise that tries hard to live up to its name. They are starting a new piece of work in partnership with Worcestershire County Council and need an energetic, and imaginative person to coordinate things for them
