Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
30 Nov 2017
RSN demands fairer funding for rural areas
The Rural Services Network is calling on the government to ensure that rural communities receive fairer funding for vital public services. It comes as the government prepares to announce its...
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23 Nov 2017
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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15 Nov 2017
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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13 Nov 2017
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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31 Oct 2017
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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19 Oct 2017
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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18 Sep 2017
Fairer funding ‘vital’ for rural schools
Fairer funding is vital for England’s rural schools, the Rural Services Network has warned. The network issued the warning in response to confirmation that the government is to reform the...
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15 Sep 2017
Rural Services Network: Fairer funding is vital for rural schools
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Friday 15 September 2017 Rural Services Network:Fairer funding is vital for rural schools Responding to confirmation that the government is to introduce fairer funding for schools,...
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15 Sep 2017
Changes to school funding confirmed
Rural schools will gain up to 5% in funding under a plans for a fairer national funding formula, says the government. Education secretary Justine Greening detailed government reforms to introduce...
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21 Jul 2017
New chairman for Rural Fair Share campaign
St Austell and Newquay MP Steve Double has been appointed chairman of the influential Rural Fair Share Campaign group. The Rural Fair Share Campaign is a cross-party group of MPs,...
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