The RSN has provided a briefing to Rural MP’s of the different impact to rural communities and businesses compared to other areas of England from the Nov 2022 Autumn Statement
The BBC report how households could save around £310 a year through an expanded scheme to insulate Britain’s draughtiest homes, the government has said
Daily Mail reports that the Government is still yet to appoint any of its promised 12 new ‘levelling up’ tsars despite applications closing more than six months ago
The Times reports that a new £50million “Uber for the countryside” is being launched by councils to help rural populations who have become more isolated due to declining bus services
The Rural Services Network is dismayed with the Autumn Statement released today where the Chancellor set out plans to allow Councils to increase Council Tax by 5% in 2023/24
ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) have been surveying village halls over the summer months, with worrying results for their continued future
Speaking to The MJ, Graham Biggs, chief executive of the Rural Services Network, said he feared many discretionary services in rural areas could be lost if the Treasury announces fresh
As reported in the Guardian Seaside towns of Scarborough and Whitby will be among first in England to double tax under levelling up bill
The BBC report how Libraries are at risk of cuts despite ‘unprecedented’ rise in users
The Yorkshire Post reports that new research by the lender Abound that estimates that just 5% of people have not withdrawn cash from an ATM in the last 12 months
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The RSN has provided a briefing to Rural MP’s of the different impact to rural communities and businesses compared to other areas of England from the Nov 2022 Autumn Statement
The BBC report how households could save around £310 a year through an expanded scheme to insulate Britain’s draughtiest homes, the government has said
Daily Mail reports that the Government is still yet to appoint any of its promised 12 new ‘levelling up’ tsars despite applications closing more than six months ago
The Times reports that a new £50million “Uber for the countryside” is being launched by councils to help rural populations who have become more isolated due to declining bus services
The Rural Services Network is dismayed with the Autumn Statement released today where the Chancellor set out plans to allow Councils to increase Council Tax by 5% in 2023/24
ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England) have been surveying village halls over the summer months, with worrying results for their continued future
Speaking to The MJ, Graham Biggs, chief executive of the Rural Services Network, said he feared many discretionary services in rural areas could be lost if the Treasury announces fresh austerity measures in the Autumn Statement without acknowledging its initial plan to improve rural finances eight years ago.
As reported in the Guardian Seaside towns of Scarborough and Whitby will be among first in England to double tax under levelling up bill
The BBC report how Libraries are at risk of cuts despite ‘unprecedented’ rise in users
The Yorkshire Post reports that new research by the lender Abound that estimates that just 5% of people have not withdrawn cash from an ATM in the last 12 months and that around 80% of Brits said that they took out money in the last three months
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