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12 Jun 2023

Rural Economy Spotlight – June 2023

A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities Government…

06 Jun 2023

A cautious welcome to the Government’s new rural initiative

This morning (Tuesday 6 June 2023), the Government announced details of its new initiative “Unleashing Rural Productivity”. Whilst we have yet to see the detailed…

06 Jun 2023

Rural Services Network will be making its members’ views known on the Government’s consultation on holiday lets

The Government’s consultation on holiday lets is due to close this week and the Rural Services Network will be making its members’ views known The…

06 Jun 2023

Rural Housing Crisis Deepens Amidst Rising Cost of Living

RURAL HOUSING CRISIS DEEPENS AMIDST RISING COST OF LIVING: A DEEP DIVE INTO THE 2023 RURAL COST OF LIVING SURVEY The below article was written…

06 Jun 2023

The National Bus Strategy will fail without greater funding and support

Politics Home have published a news article written by Iain Stewart MP that details the fear that the National Bus Strategy will fail without greater funding…

06 Jun 2023

Latest news from the Home Upgrade Grant: Phase 2 (HUG 2)

Earlier this year, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero awarded up to £630m to Local Authorities (LA) through the Home Upgrade Grant: Phase 2…

06 Jun 2023

Gemserv research finds rapid growth in skills needed to achieve net zero targets in the South West

A new report written by Gemserv on behalf of the South West Net Zero Hub working with the region’s Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPS) has found…

30 May 2023

Fairer funding for rural communities

Kerry Booth, Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network, recently wrote in the Care Management Matters periodical, asking the question how can we ensure an…