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20 Dec 2022
Initial Statement on the Provisional Local Government Settlement
The gap in funding is increasing yet further The Government yesterday announced the Provisional Settlement for Local Government for 2023/2024 and launched the consultation on the proposals which close on...
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Rural Economy Spotlight – December 2022
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities UK Shared Prosperity Fund expenditure gets...
Read more05 Dec 2022
RSN Seminar Programme 2023 open for bookings
The RSN is delighted to launch its seminar programme for 2023! The established successful seminar programme goes from strength to strength each year having moved online during Covid. In 2022,...
Read more27 Oct 2022
Autumn 2022 Rural Services Partnership Spotlight
Welcome to the Autumn 2022 Rural Services Partnership Spotlight As the days draw in we have plenty of best practice to share from a wide number of our members from...
Read more22 Sep 2022
New report shows devastating triple blow pushes rural communities into a cost-of-living emergency
A new report by Rural Services Network shows rural areas face ‘dual energy vulnerability’ of higher household and transport energy poverty, and lower wages The research found that homes in...
Read more20 Sep 2022
Rural Economy Spotlight – September 2022
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities Rural England Prosperity Fund launched Rural...
Read more29 Jul 2022
Summer 2022 Rural Services Partnership Spotlight
Welcome to the Summer 2022 Rural Services Partnership Spotlight Now that temperatures have settled, we’re delighted to share with you a selection of best practice member articles, showing casing all...
Read more11 Jul 2022
Spotlight on Rural Housing – July 2022
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in partnership with the Rural Housing Alliance, highlighting a selection of current rural housing issues and...
Read more20 Jun 2022
‘Hidden region’: rural England forgotten in Government’s Levelling Up White Paper
20th June 2022: Were England’s rural communities a distinct region, their need for Levelling Up would be greater than that of any other part of the country, according to new...
Read more13 Jun 2022
Rural Economy Spotlight – June 2022
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities The state of rural enterprise and...
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