Public Sector Funding

The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.

Council’s plea for fairer rural funding

NORTH Yorkshire County Council has called on the government to give long-term fairer funding to large rural counties. Council leaders warn that with the prospect of austerity continuing through to 2022, the

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Concern over rural policing levels

Concerns over rural policing levels have been raised with Chancellor Philip Hammond ahead of this month’s Budget. East Cleveland MP Simon Clarke met the Chancellor to highlight community concerns about how police

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County councils call for fairer funding

COUNTY councils have called for a new deal to end the “postcode lottery” of government funding for rural areas. New statistics suggest England’s 37 county areas collectively received £3.2bn less than

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RSN welcomes pledge on business rates

PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release  Tuesday, 31 October 2017 Rural Services Network welcomes pledge on business rates retention The Rural Services Network [1] has welcomed a government pledge that no council

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Councils fight for fairer funding

COUNCIL leaders travelled to parliament to highlight the need for fairer rural funding. Lincolnshire county council leader Martin Hill and other local authority leaders from the county met local government

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Public Sector Funding

The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.

Council’s plea for fairer rural funding

NORTH Yorkshire County Council has called on the government to give long-term fairer funding to large rural counties. Council leaders warn that with the prospect of austerity continuing through to 2022, the

Read More

Concern over rural policing levels

Concerns over rural policing levels have been raised with Chancellor Philip Hammond ahead of this month’s Budget. East Cleveland MP Simon Clarke met the Chancellor to highlight community concerns about how police

Read More

County councils call for fairer funding

COUNTY councils have called for a new deal to end the “postcode lottery” of government funding for rural areas. New statistics suggest England’s 37 county areas collectively received £3.2bn less than

Read More

RSN welcomes pledge on business rates

PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release  Tuesday, 31 October 2017 Rural Services Network welcomes pledge on business rates retention The Rural Services Network [1] has welcomed a government pledge that no council

Read More

Councils fight for fairer funding

COUNCIL leaders travelled to parliament to highlight the need for fairer rural funding. Lincolnshire county council leader Martin Hill and other local authority leaders from the county met local government

Read More