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17 Apr 2023
Increased flexibility of alternative fuel payments
The Government has announced it is expanding the scheme offering households using alternative fuels £200 in energy bills support The announcement means more households using heating oil, LPG, biomass and other alternative...
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17 Apr 2023
Time set for UK Emergency Alerts test
The Government has announced a National test of Emergency Alerts will take place at 3pm on Sunday 23 April Message will be received on 4G and 5G mobile phones, along...
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11 Apr 2023
UK Set Ambition to Deliver Standalone 5G to All Populated Areas by 2030
The Government has today (11 April ) launched its new Wireless Infrastructure Strategy (WIS) with an ambition ‘to boost digital connectivity and put the UK at the forefront of future...
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11 Apr 2023
Rural communities up and down the country set to benefit from funding
The Government has announced £110 million funding for communities allocated under the Rural England Prosperity Fund Communities across rural England are set to benefit from £110 million in local authority funding...
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11 Apr 2023
Community benefits for Electricity Transmission Network Infrastructure consultation launched
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have launched a consultation on community benefits for electricity transmission network infrastructure alongside their plans for Powering Up Britain, which set out...
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11 Apr 2023
Crackdown on fly-tipping continues with new grants for councils
Grants totalling £775,000 will help councils roll out a range of projects to crack down on fly-tipping, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow announced on Saturday 8 April Twenty-one local authorities will...
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11 Apr 2023
Planners approve modular homes for homeless in Cornwall
The BBC report Cornwall Council’s plans to install more one-bedroom modular units for homeless people on a site in Long Rock have been approved The application was unanimously approved by the...
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04 Apr 2023
Breaking News: Government halves social care workforce funding
The Government has announced today (Tues 4th April) that funding to develop the social care workforce is now at £250 Million This is half the amount published in Dec 2021...
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03 Apr 2023
New RSN Chief Executive in post!
It’s a new dawn for the Rural Services Network as longstanding Chief Executive Graham Biggs MBE stands down from the role, with Kerry Booth taking the reins of the organisation...
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03 Apr 2023
Rural businesses struggle with lack of public infrastructure and skilled labour
Sky News details how small businesses in rural areas are struggling with a lack of public infrastructure and a shortage of skilled labour, according to a new report The British...
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