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01 Nov 2021
The Budget and Spending Review: Big Ticket Items and Rural Impacts
The RSN has reviewed the 27th October, 2021 Budget and 3-Year Spending Review to try to ascertain rural impacts In truth an impossible task, as both are at such a...
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01 Nov 2021
Remember Rural in COP 26
Remember Rural is the message from the Rural Services Network as the world leaders unite at COP26 to work together towards tackling climate change Taking place this week in Glasgow,...
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01 Nov 2021
Lords Debate Rural Poverty
The House of Lords had a short debate on rural poverty last week following a question asked by the Lord Bishop of St Albans, President of the Rural Coalition. You...
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01 Nov 2021
A ‘rural-inclusive’ case for Levelling Up
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) has set out its argument about why and how the Government should develop ‘rural-inclusive’ Levelling Up policies, delivery programmes and resources The...
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01 Nov 2021
Better broadband for 500,000 rural homes in UK gigabit revolution
The Government have announced more than 500,000 more rural homes and businesses will be given access to better broadband under plans to level up the UK with improved internet connectivity...
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01 Nov 2021
Rural Business to Business Funding
Grants of between £2000 and £10000 are available to eligible businesses in rural areas within the Stafford Borough Council area who have plans to develop new products and services to...
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01 Nov 2021
MP vows to fight to protect rural Green Belt
The Herts Advertiser reports that a government planning policy which threatens local Green Belt is being challenged by St Albans MP Daisy Cooper The issue was raised to her by...
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01 Nov 2021
English city regions to get £6.9bn for public transport
The BBC reports that Chancellor Rishi Sunak has committed £6.9bn towards train, tram, bus and cycle projects in budget proposed last Wednesday Areas set to receive funding include Greater Manchester...
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01 Nov 2021
UK’s rural broadband specialist dials up £100M debt facility from international banking consortium
UK Teck News reports that leading broadband provider for rural homes and businesses across the West of England, Airband, has successfully closed a significant £100 million debt package from an...
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01 Nov 2021
Still a ‘huge hole’ in levelling up plans
The Northern Echo reports that various stakeholders in the North of England have raised concerns that despite the Chancellor’s Budget statement last Wednesday, there was still a ‘huge hole’ in...
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