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27 Jan 2020
Increased council tax in rural areas
Rural communities continue to suffer as the gap in council tax between urban and rural areas continues to grow. On average those living in rural communities pay £105 more than...
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27 Jan 2020
Government pledge to reassess funding for rural schools facing ‘bleak’ future
The Yorkshire Post reports the Government has pledged to reassess its funding for rural education amid stark warnings that schools in Yorkshire’s countryside communities are facing a perilous future due...
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27 Jan 2020
Kent County Council in push for last chance to secure rural funds
KentOnline are reminding readers that there is still time to tap into a council multi-million pound funding pot before it is wound down. Kent County Council’s Leader Programme will close...
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09 Dec 2019
Britain loses almost a fifth of libraries
The Guardian reports that almost 800 libraries have closed around England, Scotland and Wales since 2010 The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s (Cipfa) annual survey of British libraries has...
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04 Nov 2019
Rural schools not being fairly funded
The Oxford Mail reports that Layla Moran MP has said that schools are still ‘penny-pinching’ to cover basic supplies despite billions of pounds of promised funding The Oxford West and...
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02 Sep 2019
Increased Government funding to protect high streets
Retail and Leisure International magazine reports that Boris Johnson has increased high streets funding from £675 million to £1 billion with the aim of helping an extra 100 towns 50...
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27 Aug 2019
Shire counties call on PM for more funding
The Shropshire Star reports that 30 local authority leaders have called on Boris Johnson to provide better funding for shire counties A letter has been sent to the Prime Minister...
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27 Aug 2019
North of England to receive thousands less in transport funding than London
New research from IPPR North based on Government figures has found that the North is set to receive more than £2,300 less per person in transport spending than London The...
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30 Jul 2019
Rural Community Fund winners announced!
Calor have been considering a range of applications for their Rural Community Fund and recently announced the winning organisations! This year the grant pot was increased to £70,000 and 21...
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08 Jul 2019
Tory leadership candidates share views on rural issues
Farming UK reports that the Countryside Alliance questioned Conservative leadership candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt on the future of rural policy Hunt promised to ‘fast track’ the delivery of...
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