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14 Feb 2016
Fivefold rise in rural services grant
THE government has announced a fivefold increase in its Rural Services Delivery Grant from £15.5m to £80.5m. It follows months of work on behalf of…
11 Feb 2016
New dimensions for rural healthcare
THE latest Rural Health Network conference was hosted at the House of Lords on 29 January. Around 60 delegates gathered for the event, titled “Challenging…
02 Feb 2016
Government faces ‘major revolt’ over rural funding
Up to 50 Tory MPs are preparing to vote against the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural local authorities. Prime Minister David Cameron faces a…
27 Jan 2016
Listen to MPs on rural funding, government ministers told
THE Rural Services Network has told the government it must listen to MPs on the vital issue of rural funding. The network issued the warning…
22 Jan 2016
‘Disastrous’ proposals beggar belief
Government plans threaten to leave rural residents facing a hike in council tax and much reduced services. The Rural Services Network outlined its concerns as…
19 Jan 2016
Funding settlement is ‘fundamentally unfair’
The government’s provisional funding settlement is fundamentally unfair for rural communities, the Rural Services Network has warned. The network outlined its concerns to the proposed…
15 Jan 2016
Government slammed over rural funding
MPs have blasted the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural areas, describing it as unfair and inadequate. The issue of government funding for rural areas…
23 Nov 2015
Government urged to honour rural fairer funding promise
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Monday 23 November 2015 MPs and rural local authorities have called on the Government to honour a commitment to ensure…
23 Nov 2015
Government urged to honour rural fairer funding promise
MPs and rural local authorities have called on the Government to honour a commitment to ensure rural communities receive fairer funding for public services. The…
06 Sep 2015
Rural GP surgeries ‘in crisis’
Surgeries in rural regions are in crisis because it is difficult to recruit GPs, senior doctors have warned. Doctors told the BBC that the way…
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