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23 Feb 2026

£110m Confirmed For Lincoln Relief Road

The government has confirmed more than £110 million in funding for the North Hykeham Relief Road, a new dual carriageway scheme intended to improve transport…

23 Feb 2026

Northern Powergrid Secures Funding To Boost Grid Resilience

Northern Powergrid has announced a significant funding boost from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) for two pioneering innovation projects, each helping to advance the development…

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…