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08 Mar 2021
UK Budget: the long road to levelling up
Following the chancellor’s delivery of the budget, papers including the Guardian and The Financial Times have reported on calls for the Government to publish the criteria by which £4.8bn of...
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08 Mar 2021
Norfolk patients face some of the longest journeys to GPs
Great Armouth Mercury reports that people in rural Norfolk face longer journeys than almost anyone in the country to pick up prescriptions at a pharmacy, attend a GP appointment or...
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08 Mar 2021
Contactless limit to more than double in bid to boost flagging High Street
The Daily Mail reports that shoppers will be able to spend up to £100 using contactless payments under new rules This is the second rise in the limit since last...
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08 Mar 2021
Hertfordshire publicans come to aid of local residents with new shop
Publicans Bianca and James Rix have opened a shop at The Fox & Hounds in Hunsdon to help local residents and those living in surrounding villages The Fox Shop was...
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08 Mar 2021
SGN helping families stay safe and warm this winter
Gas network company SGN wants to help families stay safe and warm this winter The company looks after the network that keeps gas flowing to homes and businesses across the...
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08 Mar 2021
EHA presents at Scottish National Housing Summit
Eden Housing Association (EHA) was delighted to be given the opportunity to present at the Scottish Rural Housing Summit on the subject of community-led housing Presenting together were EHA’s Land...
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01 Mar 2021
Launch of Revitalising Rural: Realising the Vision
The Rural Services Networks was delighted to launch it’s campaign Revitalising Rural: Realising the Vision The campaign calls on Government to fairly fund rural areas and to ensure that Government...
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01 Mar 2021
Budget’s case for levelling up rural areas
An article written by Graham Biggs (Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network) has been featured by the The Yorkshire Post and this can be read below. The Rural Services...
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01 Mar 2021
Letter to Housing Minister from APPG for Rural Services
Following an All Party Parliamentary Group meeting for Rural Services, the Chairman Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP wrote to the Minister for Housing to consider: The importance of rural exception...
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01 Mar 2021
Rural Shop Report 2021
ACS (Association of Convenience Stores) has urged the Government to recognise the importance of rural shops and ensure that they are not left playing catch up when it comes to...
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