A thriving rural economy
28 Sep 2020
Call for Government to level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19
Call for Government to level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19 Rural Coalition urges Government to unlock untapped potential of rural communities and economies and to address...
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28 Sep 2020
Rural firms face ‘exceptional challenges’ despite Winter Economy Plan
Farming UK has covered reports that rural businesses still face ‘exceptional challenges’ despite the Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan announced last week Further to his announcement that the Autumn Budget will...
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28 Sep 2020
Rural Coalition: ‘Rural areas in danger of being left behind’
Several news outlets have followed up on the Rural Coalition’s calls for Government to commit equitable funding for rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic Papers...
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28 Sep 2020
Get your business back on its feet – an offer!
We know that many of our members are small business owners and the ongoing crisis is likely to be hitting you hard To offer you support we’ve partnered with Be the...
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23 Sep 2020
RSN Economic Profiling Service – September 2020
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance – Alternative claimant count flows (May 2020) – Alternative claimant count as percentage of working population (March 20)
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14 Sep 2020
Rural areas are eligible for thousands in vouchers towards better broadband
Several news outlets, including the MailOnline, report on the announcement that more rural homes and businesses could benefit from the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme which has received additional funding The...
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14 Sep 2020
Rural Economy Spotlight – September 2020
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities Rural Economy features prominently at National...
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07 Sep 2020
Government claims major leap in rural 5G roll-out plans
i News reports this week that rural communities will receive a boost to mobile phone coverage next year as radio waves previously used for TV signals have been made available...
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04 Sep 2020
Model-based estimates of unemployment
This analysis shows the quarterly fluctuations in estimates of unemployment levels and rates for a chosen member authority over the period July 2011 to March 2020. It also charts the...
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24 Aug 2020
How rural areas could cash in on staycations
Newspapers including the Lancashire Post have argued that rural areas could take advantage of the staycation boom as holidaymakers rethink their travel plans during the pandemic Non-traditional holiday areas such...
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