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16 Feb 2026
Final Local Government Settlement: Key Questions Remain For Rural Services
The Government has published the Final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2026–27 to 2028–29. The settlement sets out how much funding local authorities will receive…
16 Feb 2026
Final Settlement Debate
The parliamentary debate for the Final Local Government Finance Settlement took place on 12th February. Realistically it was less of a ‘debate’ and more of…
16 Feb 2026
NAO Calls For Clarity Ahead Of New Housing Delivery Fund
A new report from the National Audit Office examines government programmes designed to unlock land for housing and highlights the steps needed to ensure value…
16 Feb 2026
Rural Connectivity In Focus
RSN Member Exclusive Seminar: Rural Connectivity Wednesday 25 February 2026 | 11:00–13:00 | Online Our next member-exclusive seminar will focus on Rural Connectivity, bringing together…
16 Feb 2026
When Data Decides Access
Access to essential services in the UK is increasingly decided in the moment by something simple and unstable: having enough data to complete the task…
16 Feb 2026
Opportunity: Rural & Coastal Hospital Services
RSN members may wish to be aware of a new series of free-to-attend webinars being organised externally by the NHS – South West Region, the…
16 Feb 2026
Village Halls Week 2026
The popular campaign, Village Halls Week, is set to take place from 16-22 March 2026. The intention is always to raise awareness of England’s 10,000+…
10 Feb 2026
RSN Initial Response: Final Local Government Finance Settlement Published
The Government has yesterday (9th February) published the Final Settlement for Local Government Finance ahead of the debate tomorrow in Parliament. You can find out…
10 Feb 2026
UK’s Rural Shops Invested Over £280m In Last Year
The Association of Convenience Stores launched the 2026 Rural Shop Report, in Parliament last week. The report reveals that rural retailers have spent over a…
10 Feb 2026
Parliamentary Committee Examines Social Housing Conditions
A new report from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has found that progress in improving the condition of social housing in England has…
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