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17 Oct 2022
The Rural Start-Up Fund
Forest Holidays, partners of The Prince’s Countryside Fund, are passionate about sustainable rural tourism. Ensuring resilient communities and a prosperous local economy means supporting the people living and working at...
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17 Oct 2022
300 new jobs coming to rural Somerset as new factory approved
Somerset Live reports that up to 300 new jobs will be coming to rural Somerset after councillors backed plans for a new concrete factory near one of the area’s main...
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10 Oct 2022
Call for Rural to be at the heart of the journey to Net Zero
The impacts of dangerous climate change will affect all communities. This much is already clear from the rural impacts of increasingly frequent storm damage, flood events and periods of drought....
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10 Oct 2022
Fuel for today, fuel for the future – a fair transition to net zero for rural communities
Decarbonising rural homes and businesses is a unique challenge, but current government plans for an electric-first heating approach do not look widely enough at transitional or mixed technology approaches –...
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10 Oct 2022
Rural communities and their challenges for reaching net zero
How renewable liquid gas presents an affordable heating solution for off-grid homes and businesses The UK’s rural communities include around 2 million homes that are off-grid, so rely on alternate...
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10 Oct 2022
Uttlesford celebrates sustainable standard of new social homes at High Easter
The development of 4 new sustainable homes for social rent was celebrated by the community of Uttlesford District on Monday 10 October 2022 The new homes in the village of...
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10 Oct 2022
Full programme for ‘Measuring Impact in Rural Communities’ announced
Measuring Impact in Rural CommunitiesWednesday, 19 October 202210:30-12:00Via Zoom On 19 October 2022, the RSN will co-host ‘Measuring Impact in Rural Communities’, with the Social Value Engine team. Exclusive and...
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10 Oct 2022
RSN written evidence submitted to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill Committee
The Rural Services Network is the national champion for rural services and works to ensure that rural have a strong voice We therefore have submitted evidence to the Levelling Up...
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10 Oct 2022
Councils call for delay to flagship social care reforms, warning services face a ‘perfect storm’ of financial and workforce pressures over the next 12 months
With a year to go until the introduction of flagship reforms in adult social care, England’s largest councils call for a delay – warning that the system is under so...
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10 Oct 2022
Over £12 million awarded to dozens of organisations supporting vulnerable energy consumers and developing carbon reduction projects
The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme (Energy Redress Scheme) has awarded £12.7 million in grants to 36 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales in its latest funding round These...
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