COVID-19
20 Apr 2020
COVID-19 – Rural business update
The Somerset County Gazette rounds up some of the ways COVID-19 is affecting rural property owners and businesses The article points out that the COVID-19 outbreak has exposed the weaknesses...
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20 Apr 2020
PRA urges Chancellor to ensure all ATMs are free to use during lockdown
Forecourt Trader report on news that the Chancellor has been urged to ensure all ATMs operate as ‘free to use’ during the COVID-19 lockdown, in a collaborative letter involving the...
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20 Apr 2020
The 2.6 Challenge – Help save the UK’s charities
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic effect with the cancellation of thousands of events and the loss of billions in income through fundraising events The Virgin Money London Marathon...
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20 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Future of rural touring at risk as 1,000 performances cancelled
Arts Professional reports that the number of event cancellations at rural venues around the country has meant that the UK’s rural programming schemes are in crisis, as venues experience a...
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20 Apr 2020
COVID-19 – Rural Communities Pulling Together (Week 2)
We asked for examples of our rural communities pulling together and have been inundated with responses so far! We feature 10 each week, and this week are pleased to feature...
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14 Apr 2020
#LevelUp FE – Remote learning offers an opportunity for rural FE colleges
The final article in Rural Services Network (RSN) chief executive Graham Biggs and Young Somerset chief executive Nik Harwood’s mini-series for Further Education News reported this week on how the...
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14 Apr 2020
Food deliveries from volunteers provide lifeline
Families in parts of rural England say they are totally dependent on volunteers delivering food during the coronavirus crisis In rural England many households face long journeys to buy food...
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14 Apr 2020
Rural counties see a spike in covid-19 cases amid fury over ‘Coronavirus holidays’
The Conversation, an online publication that publishes academic articles, published data from genetics professor Tim Spector’s COVID-19 symptom tracker app which suggests that people leaving the city for the countryside...
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14 Apr 2020
Campaigners call on government to ensure free access to cash during the coronavirus crisis
A coalition including campaign group Positive Money, the Petrol Retailers Association, Responsible Finance, the Rural Services Network and NoteMachine, the UK’s second largest provider of ATMs, has called on the...
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14 Apr 2020
Chancellor set outs extra £750 million Coronavirus funding for frontline charities
£750 million pot for frontline charities across the UK – including hospices and those supporting domestic abuse victims £360 million direct from Government departments and £370m for smaller charities, including...
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