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13 Jul 2020
Growing calls for ‘coastal economies minister’
Outlets including Business Live, the Daily Echo and the Blackpool Gazette have reported on ‘growing calls’ for the Government to appoint a minister to focus on supporting coastal regions up...
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13 Jul 2020
North losing out on life sciences budget
The Yorkshire Post has published a report suggesting the south of England receives double the investment in health research and development than the north of England The report said the...
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06 Jul 2020
Working together in lockdown – Case Studies from across communities in Rural England
The Rural Services Network is delighted to launch a booklet detailing the case studies that it has received of the ways in which rural communities have pulled together to support...
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06 Jul 2020
Government announces £10 million for small businesses to kickstart tourism
Communities that depend on tourism will receive a major boost from a new £10 million Kick-starting Tourism Package, the Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government Simon Clarke MP has...
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06 Jul 2020
Rural Housing Week 2020
It’s Rural Housing Week 2020 now! This annual celebration of rural housing and the vital role it plays in helping to sustain thriving rural communities and services takes place from...
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06 Jul 2020
Issues raised at the 3rd July meeting of the Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF)
The Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF) was established in March 2020 to enable open and regular dialogue between key rural stakeholder organisations and Defra on the impact of COVID-19 on...
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06 Jul 2020
Homes for Heroes: huge lack of affordable homes for rural key workers
New analysis finds over nine in ten rural areas are unaffordable for care workers in the private rented sector as rural housing week 2020 begins CPRE, the countryside charity, and...
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06 Jul 2020
Rural communities continue to be hardest hit by lack of access to cash
Talking Retail reports on information published on the 30th June by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) revealing the locations of ‘cold spots’ around the country...
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06 Jul 2020
Rural areas demand support to tackle climate change
The Ripley and Heanor News writes that authorities in Derbyshire have called upon the Government to take notice of the expertise that rural communities can offer in combating climate change...
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06 Jul 2020
Call for countryside code to be taught in schools
TES reports that the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has called for the countryside code to be taught in schools to help people enjoy the outdoors safely The organisation,...
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