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20 Sep 2022
‘Lifeline’ High Peak bus service is saved
The Buxton Advertiser reports that the 358 service, which runs from Hayfield to Stockport, via New Mills and Marple, was in danger of being lost as part of a major...
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20 Sep 2022
Rural homelessness focus of important study
Reminder to Housing Associations, Local Authorities or organisations that work with housing and homelessness – please take part in this important survey to help us understand and tackle the hidden...
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13 Sep 2022
Consultation on the English portion of dormant assets funding
The government has launched a consultation to gather views on the broad social or environmental purposes of the English portion of dormant assets funding. The public consultation follows the passage...
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12 Sep 2022
Rural families will be worst hit by ‘tsunami’ of rising costs, Lib Dems warn
The Evening Standard reports that the Lib Dems have warned that families in rural communities are set to be hardest hit by a “tsunami” of soaring energy costs. The party...
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12 Sep 2022
More than a million rural households handed energy price cut
The Telegraph reports that more than a million households stand to benefit from Liz Truss’s promise to provide support to homes that rely on heating oil. While homes that are...
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12 Sep 2022
New PM Liz Truss must ‘truly level-up’ the rural economy
Farming UK reports that the new prime minister, Liz Truss, must go further than any previous administration and ‘truly level-up’ the rural economy. The new government should include the rural...
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12 Sep 2022
Plunkett Foundation launch the Rural Community Business Awards
To recognise and celebrate the community-businesses and their volunteers that go that extra mile to help their communities Plunkett Foundation is launching its annual Rural Community Business Awards. Across the...
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12 Sep 2022
Norfolk pub opens community space in support of locals
The White Swan in Gressenhall, Norfolk, has opened a community space called The Stables to help support people living locally. An outbuilding has been refurbished to home the multifunctional space,...
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12 Sep 2022
Applications open for Churchill Fellowships focussed on rural communities
Julia Weston, Chief Executive at The Churchill Fellowship writes: “We are very pleased to announce that on Tuesday 13 September we will open for applications for Churchill Fellowships in a...
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09 Sep 2022
Queen Elizabeth II
The Rural Services Network is deeply saddened by the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8th 2022. As the longest reigning British monarch, we pay tribute to her life...
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