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22 Nov 2021
Innovate UK injects fresh funding into rural charging infrastructure project
Business Green reports that the Rural Electric Mobility Enabler project led by EDF energy has received funding to help improve charging infrastructure The UK’s innovation and research body, Innovate UK,...
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15 Nov 2021
Rural businesses miss out on £300m funding pot
Farming Weekly reports that farming and rural areas could lose government funding worth hundreds of millions of pounds a year, according to research from the Country Land and Business Association...
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08 Nov 2021
Rural firms ‘losing out’ after EU funds replaced
The Times reports that rural businesses have accused ministers of “levelling down” the countryside after analysis of the budget found they will suffer a shortfall of hundreds of millions of...
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25 Oct 2021
NHS in England to receive £5.9bn to cut waiting lists
An article published by the BBC details how the NHS in England is to receive an extra £5.9bn in this week’s Budget, the government has announced The money will be...
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25 Oct 2021
£11.5 million available for charities to aid a just transition and address the climate emergency
The Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme (Energy Redress Scheme) opens its thirteenth round of funding, making £11.5 million available to charities across England, Scotland and Wales. Grants will be...
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04 Oct 2021
RSN response to Spending Review
The Rural Services Network has highlighted the importance of the Government Releasing Opportunity and Removing Barriers for rural areas in its submission to the Spending Review 2021 This is the...
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04 Oct 2021
The Rural Start-Up Fund
Forest Holidays, partners of The Prince’s Countryside Fund, are passionate about sustainable rural tourism Ensuring resilient communities and a prosperous local economy means supporting the people living and working at...
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27 Sep 2021
Hospitality boost on offer as part of Stafford Borough £1.6m business funding
Businesses in the leisure sector looking to grow in 2022 could be entitled to grants of up to £5,000 Stafford Borough Council has launched the scheme to help those eligible...
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31 Aug 2021
Rural areas hardest hit by youth work cuts, NYA warns
Cuts to youth work services in rural areas have left young people at risk of grooming from criminal gangs, poor mental health and a lack of employment support, according to...
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31 Aug 2021
Third of most deprived areas will not benefit from Levelling Up Fund, research finds
The Government announced earlier this year its plans to ‘Level Up’ the country, by allocating funding to address geographic inequalities across the UK. However, new research by the Salvation Army...
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