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08 Feb 2023

Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics – Analysis of Mission 6

Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and...

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06 Feb 2023

Giving rural communities more control over local funding and decision making is key to levelling up

Politics Home publishes an opinion piece by Selaine Saxby MP who argues there are far too many left behind rural and coastal communities that are being overlooked by government policies...

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06 Feb 2023

Support needed to help rural areas level-up and boost Cumbria’s economy

ITV news reports that there are increasing calls for more Government support to help boost Cumbria’s economy Rural areas are 19% less productive than the national average according to the...

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26 Jan 2023

Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics – Analysis of Mission 5

Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and...

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23 Jan 2023

Levelling Up Debate in Lords

The 17th January saw the House of Lords debate the second reading of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill With £2.1 Billion of projects announced by Government the following day...

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23 Jan 2023

Countryfile features RSN Research

The Countryfile episode aired on Sunday 22nd January 23 featured research by the Rural Services Network In a story focusing on Levelling Up and the investment by the Government into...

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23 Jan 2023

Levelling Up Funds announced

On 18th January 2023, the Government announced allocations to more than 100 projects who were awarded funding as part of Round 2 of the Governments flagship Levelling Up Fund to...

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03 Jan 2023

Levelling down – Public services in rural areas are not fit for purpose

The RSN Chief Executive, Graham Biggs MBE, has written an article which was featured in the Fabian Policy Report. A copy of this article is provided below. No-one should Be disadvantaged...

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13 Dec 2022

Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics – Analysis of Mission 8

Levelling Up: Missions and Metrics “The Levelling Up White Paper sets out twelve missions that support key levelling up objectives. These outline the medium-term ambition for the UK Government and...

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12 Dec 2022

Sunak set to end ban on new onshore windfarms in face of Tory rebellion

The Guardian reports that Rishi Sunak has signalled the end of a moratorium on new onshore wind projects in an attempt to head off a row with Tory MPs The...

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