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04 Aug 2025
Patients Association Seeks Views On Safeguarding In Health And Care
The Patients Association – a national charity that amplifies the patient voice and works to improve health and social care – is running two online…
04 Aug 2025
Liquid Gas UK: Net Zero Must Work for All
Liquid Gas UK has responded to new survey findings by the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA), which highlights the high cost of installing heat pumps…
04 Aug 2025
£1million Revamp Of Clitheroe Town Centre Nears Completion
A £1million revamp of Clitheroe town centre featuring a raft of on-street improvements is nearing completion. Over £700,000 of improvements to Castle Street, including the…
28 Jul 2025
Championing Rural Fairness: RSN Drives Response to Fair Funding Consultation
The Rural Services Network (RSN) is leading a proactive response to the Government’s Fair Funding Review consultation, calling for urgent action to end the funding…
28 Jul 2025
Committee Warns Local Government Finance System is ‘Broken’
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has issued a stark warning that the current local government funding system is no longer sustainable – calling…
28 Jul 2025
What is the State of the UK’s Digital Divide?
Digital Nation 2025, the latest annual infographic from Good Things Foundation, paints a stark picture of ongoing digital exclusion across the UK. Using data from…
28 Jul 2025
Consultation Opens on Proposed Reforms to WaterSure Scheme
DEFRA has launched a consultation on proposed reforms to the WaterSure scheme, which supports low-income households in England with high essential water use by capping…
28 Jul 2025
Rural Connectivity Still Falling Short As Farmers Call For Urgent Action
The latest NFU digital access survey reveals that rural broadband and mobile coverage still falls short of what British farming businesses need – with over…
28 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child The Best Start In Life
The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South), recently delivered a statement to Parliament outlining the Government’s new Best Start in…
28 Jul 2025
Getting Solar Off The Ground
A new report published by CPRE, titled Getting Solar Off the Ground, reveals that a significant proportion of England’s most productive farmland is now being…
