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19 Jul 2021

Region development in Melton Borough Council

Melton Borough Council has submitted a bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund to invest in Melton town centre according to Business Live The council has said that the investment...

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12 Jul 2021

Rural Commission sets out radical actions for rural North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire’s Rural Commission, the first of its kind nationally, has set far-reaching recommendations in a report published last week by North Yorkshire Council The report calls for the levelling...

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24 May 2021

‘Levelling up’ must be more targeted, say peers

The Prime Minister’s “levelling up” plans need to be more targeted to prevent deprived areas being “short-changed”, argue peers, as reported by the BBC this week The Lords Public Services...

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Rural Review of Build Back Better – A government plan for growth
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17 May 2021

Rural Review of Build Back Better – A government plan for growth

In March government published Build Back Better, a publication setting out the government’s plan to support economic growth through investment in infrastructure, skills and innovation through levelling up, supporting the...

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17 May 2021

RSN to produce a Rural Lens review of the Queen’s Speech

The RSN will produce a Rural Lens Review of the Queen’s Speech and the Government’s supporting document for circulation with the Bulletin next week Our overarching comments at this stage...

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04 May 2021

Making levelling up work for Yorkshire’s rural residents

Conservative peer Anne McIntosh explores in the Yorkshire Post the ways in which the Government’s levelling-up agenda and ‘build back better’ possibilities will work in a rural landscape She maintains...

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12 Apr 2021

A promise from the Government to level up northern areas

The Northern Echo reports that Government announcements for levelling up for northern areas will not be as sustainable or effective if they overlook rural communities The report says announcements such...

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29 Mar 2021

Rural economies are part of the solution for Levelling Up

Levelling Up should include the nation’s rural economies and their contribution to the prosperity of communities, according to a Briefing Paper published by the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise...

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Rural Review of Government place based funds – Towns Fund, Levelling Up Fund, Community Renewal Fund, Shared Prosperity Fund
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22 Mar 2021

Rural Review of Government place based funds – Towns Fund, Levelling Up Fund, Community Renewal Fund, Shared Prosperity Fund

The Government has announced a number of funds designed to target support where it is needed most The Rural Services Network has considered these funds as part of it’s Rural...

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08 Mar 2021

Shropshire Council motion on Rural Fair Funding and levelling up

Shropshire Council debated a motion on 25th February which set out details of the imbalance of funding between rural and urban councils The motion asked the Council to instruct the...

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