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17 Jan 2017
‘Patchy’ services blight communities
Rural communities are suffering due to the patchy provision of key services, a major report has warned. Transport, education, health and welfare services that act…
16 Jan 2017
Network slams government’s double whammy for rural communities
RURAL communities face a double whammy of higher council tax bills and fewer public services, the Rural Services Network has warned. The warning is contained…
10 Jan 2017
Government’s response is a smokescreen
The Rural Services Network has called the Government’s response to a Sunday newspaper article “nothing more than a smokescreen designed to mask the real issue…
10 Jan 2017
Government’s response is a smokescreen
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday 10 January 2017 The Rural Services Network [1] has called the Government’s response to an article in the Sunday Express…
08 Jan 2017
Rural health tops conference agenda
Early bird discounts are available for major conference to discuss strategies for improving rural healthcare. Due to take place in London on 28 February, the…
04 Jan 2017
War against fly-tippers ‘must continue’
Rural leaders are urging local councils to continue a pre-Christmas crackdown against fly-tipping. The zero tolerance initiative saw vehicles seized and crushed as local authorities used…
01 Jan 2017
Call for action on fuel poverty
FUEL poverty figures have prompted a call for the government to tackle the tariffs of the big six energy companies. Shadow business secretary Clive Lewis…
23 Dec 2016
‘Sparsity’ funding to protect rural schools
Government plans will see small rural schools protected by a ‘sparsity’ funding factor have been broadly welcomed. Education secretary Justine Greening made the announcement in…
15 Dec 2016
Rural dismay at funding settlement
The Rural Services Network has slammed the government’s provisional funding settlement for local authorities. Rural communities will be severely disadvantaged by the settlement, which covers…
15 Dec 2016
Rural dismay at local government funding announcement
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Thursday 15 December 2016 The Rural Services Network – which represents more than 250 local authorities and organisations in rural…
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