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UK Gigabit Voucher Launch

Announced on 19 March as part of the wider £5bn ‘Project Gigabit’ programme, the UK Gigabit Broadband Voucher will provide micro grants of up to £1,500 for households and £3,500

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Rural Review of Bus Back Better – National bus strategy

Whilst the RSN has published some initial thoughts on Bus Back Better, which the Government launched early in 2021, it has now had the opportunity to consider the strategy and the attached Rural Lens document sets out some key considerations of the strategy from a rural perspective

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UK Gigabit Voucher Launch

Announced on 19 March as part of the wider £5bn ‘Project Gigabit’ programme, the UK Gigabit Broadband Voucher will provide micro grants of up to £1,500 for households and £3,500 for businesses in the hardest to reach rural areas (with current speeds of less than 100Mbps) to support the cost of installing new gigabit-capable connections when part of a group scheme

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Britain’s loneliest places in lockdown

Loneliness during lockdown has been found to be more intense in ‘poorer, urban areas’ and places with a higher proportion of young people, according to an Office for National Statistics survey

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