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24 Jul 2025
Labour’s Warm Homes Plan – hybrid heat pumps needed to fill the rural policy gap
At last month’s comprehensive spending review – where the Labour government outlined its spending commitments for the next three years – the Chancellor committed over…
24 Jul 2025
Three questions Labour needs to answer on rural decarbonisation in its Warm Homes Plan
Malcolm Farrow, head of public affairs at OFTEC With the expected publication of the Warm Homes Plan and the Chancellor’s Budget, the return after the…
24 Jul 2025
Planning Rural Settlements in a Turbulent Policy World
The planning system is changing fast, demanding more of those rural communities where unplanned change can make a profound difference to village life, services and…
24 Jul 2025
Rural Housing, Real Benefits: Partnership supports villages in meeting local needs
Affordable housing provider Trent & Dove has partnered with Support Staffordshire to address common misconceptions surrounding rural housebuilding – and to highlight the community benefits…
24 Jul 2025
Vision to action: the NHS 10-Year Plan
Pip Cannons, CEO at Community Catalysts, reflects on the ambitions of the NHS 10-Year Plan and what is needed to put the vision into action. The NHS…
24 Jul 2025
Community Energy – Putting the power back in your hands
Northern Powergrid is committed to support the growth of community energy in its region, coming at a time when the UK Government has set out…
21 Jul 2025
New ACS Report Reveals Public Priorities for Local Services
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has published its Community Barometer 2025, providing fresh insight into which local services voters value most and want to…
21 Jul 2025
West Devon Invests Second Home Tax In New Housing
West Devon Borough Council has committed to investing £80,400 from second home council tax income to support the purchase of two new homes under the…
21 Jul 2025
RMTG Sounding Boards: Rural Voices of All Ages Heard
Earlier this month, the Rural Services Network hosted two Sounding Board sessions for its Rural Market Town Group (RMTG), bringing together local representatives to explore…
21 Jul 2025
New Chair of the Rural Coalition appointed
A new Chair of the Rural Coalition has been appointed following the retirement of longstanding Chair Margaret Clark CBE. Mark Pragnell took over the reins…
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