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23 Mar 2020
Guidance for Local Authorities – COVID-19
Guidance for local councils during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been produced by Government In the Budget on 11 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a package of measures to provide support for public...
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23 Mar 2020
Nursery Discount: COVID-19
On 18 March 2020, in response to the coronavirus, the government announced that many childcare providers would pay no business rates in 2020 to 2021 This guidance is provided to...
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23 Mar 2020
Business Grant payment arrangements: COVID-19
CIPFA and the Institute for Revenues Rating and Revaluation (IRRV) have published some useful guidance on the new business grant payment arrangements Business Support Grants Fund. “[Poperties in receipt of...
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23 Mar 2020
Social Care funding support :COVID-19
The government has announced additional funding for social care as part of the COVID-19 funding package to help “patients who no longer need urgent hospital treatment to return home” Local...
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23 Mar 2020
Local Authority cashflow and financial impact: COVID-19
MHCLG is concerned about the overall financial and cashflow impact on local authorities. They have asked for information about the effects on authorities, and, in a letter from the Secretary...
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16 Mar 2020
Annual Rural Vulnerability Day held in Portcullis House
Rural England CIC were delighted to host, alongside Philip Dunne MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Rural Services, the Annual Rural Vulnerability Day which took place on...
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16 Mar 2020
Levelling up the rural – urban education divide
This week, an article by Rural Services Network Chief Executive Graham Biggs was featured in the educational publication, FE News The piece, which was jointly written with the Chief Executive...
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16 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Why rural areas could struggle
A headteacher in a rural school in North Yorkshire has warned of a ‘gap in provision’ for rural pupils if they are forced to learn at home due to schools...
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16 Mar 2020
Budget: Government pledges billions to improve rural broadband and 4G
MailOnline reports in their money section, ThisIsMoney, that households in rural areas of Britain have been promised better internet speeds as the Government pledged £5 billion towards providing fast broadband...
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16 Mar 2020
UK mobile operators sign £1bn deal to share 4G infrastructure
On Monday, the BBC reported that ministers have signed a £1 billion deal with EE, O2, Three and Vodafone to eliminate dead signal zones in rural and remote areas Mobile...
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