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10 Feb 2020
Funding available for bus services
On 30 September 2019 the Chancellor announced details about £220 million of commitments in 2020-21 to transform bus services in England This included a range of supporting measures, including a...
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10 Feb 2020
North Yorkshire council tax 3x what many wealthy Londoners pay
MinsterFM reported that council tax-payers in North Yorkshire are facing bills of up to three times as much as residents of some of London’s most expensive boroughs In a North...
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10 Feb 2020
Crucial Census – National Village and Community Hall Survey
The ACRE Network needs your help for a crucial census. Carried out once every ten years the survey will provide up to date information about halls and the social and...
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10 Feb 2020
Fight over costs threatens Shared UK Rural Mobile Network
An article in ISPreview has highlighted concerns that have been raised over the Shared Rural Network (SRN), after some ‘participants expressed concern over high costs’ The SRN is an agreement...
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10 Feb 2020
Commission puts health devolution back on political agenda
The MJ reported that a new cross-party Health Devolution Commission launched on Monday is calling for the devolution of health and social care service The Commission, which has been backed...
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10 Feb 2020
Rural schools given access to government expansion funding
Schools Week have revealed that rural local authority-maintained schools will be given access to government expansion funding for the first time next year to encourage them to academise and form...
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03 Feb 2020
National Guidance changed on thresholds for rural affordable housing
In a very welcome revision to the National Planning Practice Guidance, Local Planning Authorities are again able to set their own thresholds for affordable housing in designated rural areas. It...
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03 Feb 2020
£1m funding opportunity for organisations in England working with young people
UK Youth is delighted to announce it will be distributing more than £1million in grants to youth groups and organisations working with young people across England With funding from the...
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03 Feb 2020
Lives ‘at risk’ from long ambulance delays
The BBC and Shropshire Star reported this week that one in 16 emergency cases in England are waiting over an hour for an ambulance to arrive 999 calls are meant...
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03 Feb 2020
Coastal and rural areas must not be left exposed by city-region devolution deals
On Thursday, the Yorkshire Post published early evidence suggesting a decade of devolution for Yorkshire, as ministers have already struck a deal with Sheffield City Region leaders A separate agreement...
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