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22 Oct 2018

Fund for rural broadband withdrawn

The BBC could lose money originally ring-fenced to fund rural broadband, according to new government plans. The Guardian reported that the £60 million fund could instead be handed to private...

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22 Oct 2018

Post Brexit farm subsidies under review

ITV News reports on the announcement that the Government is to launch an independent review of how farm funding will be distributed between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after...

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08 Oct 2018

Cautious welcome for social care funding

On Tuesday 2nd of October the Health Secretary announced additional £240m funding for social care. Funding to local authorities will be payable in 2018-19 to help deal with winter pressures. ...

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17 Sep 2018

Support for ‘Pub is the Hub’

Trade journal Catering Today reported on the news that the Government has pledged £70,000 to the ‘Pub is the Hub’ scheme to support rural pubs. According to the Government press...

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03 Sep 2018

New funding formula will benefit rural areas

Minister says new funding formula will offer rural areas better deal  The Northern Echo reported on comments by Local Government Minister Rishi Sunak MP on how funding is being calculated...

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15 Aug 2018

Call for Projects to Support Potential Entrepreneurs – Coast to Coast and West Cornwall

Closing Date – 10 September 2018 Up to £923,250 is now available through Community Led Local Development to run projects in the Coast to Coast and West Cornwall Local Action...

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08 Aug 2018

Calor’s national grant scheme for rural communities

Our work at Calor takes us in to the heart of rural communities and because of this we are familiar with many of the challenges they have to face; whether it...

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02 Aug 2018

Calor Community Fund

Calor Community Fund – Here at Calor, we wanted to give something back – by offering rural off-gas grid communities the chance to win funding for projects that will improve...

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19 Feb 2018

Calor launches £50k rural grant scheme

Rural communities throughout the UK could be eligible for funding from the Calor Rural Community Fund. Established in 2017, the fund from energy provider Calor aims to give off-grid communities...

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17 Aug 2017

Rural funding maps published

The government has published maps to help applicants for grants under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). Based on Local Enterprise Partnerships, the maps outline the areas covered by...

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