Rural Fair Funding

Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural locales is costlier.

Devolution White Paper

The Government has yesterday (16th Dec) published the Devolution White Paper which sets out their vision and plans for devolving power across the nation.

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Milestones for change, for rural?

The Prime Minister Kier Starmer last week unveiled his Plan for Change, setting out ‘ambitious but achievable milestones they aim to meet by the end of this Parliament.’

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Local Government Funding

The importance of rural councils coming together was highlighted last week with an urgent meeting called by the Rural Services Network of local authority members.

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Local Government Funding Reforms Announced

Last week the Government published the policy statement for Local Government Finance 2025-2026. This included outline details of the headline allocations through the Provisional Settlement for Local Government for which

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Rural Fair Funding

Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural locales is costlier.

Devolution White Paper

The Government has yesterday (16th Dec) published the Devolution White Paper which sets out their vision and plans for devolving power across the nation.

Read More

Milestones for change, for rural?

The Prime Minister Kier Starmer last week unveiled his Plan for Change, setting out ‘ambitious but achievable milestones they aim to meet by the end of this Parliament.’

Read More

Local Government Funding

The importance of rural councils coming together was highlighted last week with an urgent meeting called by the Rural Services Network of local authority members.

Read More

Local Government Funding Reforms Announced

Last week the Government published the policy statement for Local Government Finance 2025-2026.  This included outline details of the headline allocations through the Provisional Settlement for Local Government for which a consultation will be launched in December ahead of the Christmas recess. 

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Rural Services Network Seminar Recap: A Focus on Rural Health and Care

The Rural Services Network (RSN) proudly hosted its final seminar of the year last week, focusing on the crucial topic of Rural Health and Care. This online event brought together over 50 delegates from various organisations to discuss and address the unique challenges faced by rural health service providers and communities

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