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27 Aug 2019
North of England to receive thousands less in transport funding than London
New research from IPPR North based on Government figures has found that the North is set to receive more than £2,300 less per person in transport spending than London The...
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27 Aug 2019
Labour plan to ‘revive’ high streets
The Municipal Journal covers the Labour Party’s plan to ‘revive’ high streets by giving councils the power to reopen abandoned shops Jeremy Corbyn announced that councils would be able to...
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27 Aug 2019
East Cleveland Villages Big Local Needs Your Help
Tees Valley Rural Action are looking for a specialist who can work with East Cleveland Villages Big Local to support and identify their next steps that will drive them forward...
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19 Aug 2019
Rural groups write to the Prime Minister about no-deal Brexit
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) have written to the Prime Minister to emphasise that a no-deal Brexit is ‘highly undesirable’ for the...
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19 Aug 2019
Royal Mint no longer printing 1p, 2p or £2 coins
The website MoneyExpert.com reports on the news that 2018-19 was the first year since 1972 that no new 1p coins entered circulation No new 2p coins were issued for the...
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19 Aug 2019
Shadow Minister warns of Brexit impact on rural education
Tes reports on comments by the Shadow Further Education Minister, Gordon Marsden, who has warned that Brexit could lead to communities being excluded from further education Marsden told the education...
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19 Aug 2019
Launch of The Village Survival Guide
The Prince’s Countryside Fund last week published The Village Survival Guide, a vibrant, entertaining manual featuring case histories, checklists and practical advice. The guide is intended to help those living...
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12 Aug 2019
New UK Government and a one-year spending review
Whilst media headlines have naturally focussed on the new prime minister’s plans for Brexit, the formation of a new government also has implications for local government funding It has now...
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12 Aug 2019
Drug crime in rural communities
Research from the BBC today shows drug crime is increasing in many small towns and villages even as it falls in urban areas National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) Chair Julia...
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12 Aug 2019
Regional Imbalances in the UK Economy
IED responds to Treasury Committee Regional Imbalances in the UK Economy inquiry The Institute of Economic Development (IED) has published its response to the cross-party Treasury Committee inquiry into Regional...
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