Households could save £300 in new insulation scheme

The BBC report how households could save around £310 a year through an expanded scheme to insulate Britain’s draughtiest homes, the government has said
Ministers are yet to appoint any of promised 12 new ‘levelling up’ tsars

Daily Mail reports that the Government is still yet to appoint any of its promised 12 new ‘levelling up’ tsars despite applications closing more than six months ago
‘Uber’ minibuses open route out of rural isolation

The Times reports that a new £50million “Uber for the countryside” is being launched by councils to help rural populations who have become more isolated due to declining bus services
Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics – Analysis of Mission 7

Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and act as an anchor for the expectations and plans of the private sector and civil society.” The Rural Services Network has explored the missions and […]
Hinterland – 28 November 2022

In this edition, health worker shortages, fluvial erosion driven perhaps by climate change, the impact of tourists, falling house prices, rail chaos and finally a Roman sauna in Rutland…..