Councillor Roger Begy OBE
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
It is with great sadness and deepest regret we announce that former Rural Services Network chairman Roger Begy OBE has died following a short battle with cancer.
It is with great sadness and deepest regret we announce that former Rural Services Network chairman Roger Begy OBE has died following a short battle with cancer.
Up to 50 Tory MPs are preparing to vote against the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural local authorities.
THE Rural Services Network has told the government it must listen to MPs on the vital issue of rural funding.
Rural residents face an unwelcome hike in council tax coupled with much reduced services if the government pushes ahead with a proposed funding settlement for rural communities – despite an
The government’s provisional funding settlement is fundamentally unfair for rural communities, the Rural Services Network has warned.
MPs have blasted the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural areas, describing it as unfair and inadequate. The issue of government funding for rural areas was the subject of a
A partnership to provide 90,000 homes and business with superfast broadband in Dorset has reached 80% of its target.
A £2.23m Defra support package enabled rural communities to lever in additional funding of £9.03m to benefit local residents, says a report.
Dorset County Council is looking to save £500,000 from a review of rural bus services.
Applications are invited to a programme which funds innovative projects in local libraries.
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It is with great sadness and deepest regret we announce that former Rural Services Network chairman Roger Begy OBE has died following a short battle with cancer.
Up to 50 Tory MPs are preparing to vote against the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural local authorities.
THE Rural Services Network has told the government it must listen to MPs on the vital issue of rural funding.
Rural residents face an unwelcome hike in council tax coupled with much reduced services if the government pushes ahead with a proposed funding settlement for rural communities – despite an increase in the Rural Services Delivery Grant.
The government’s provisional funding settlement is fundamentally unfair for rural communities, the Rural Services Network has warned.
MPs have blasted the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural areas, describing it as unfair and inadequate. The issue of government funding for rural areas was the subject of a
A partnership to provide 90,000 homes and business with superfast broadband in Dorset has reached 80% of its target.
A £2.23m Defra support package enabled rural communities to lever in additional funding of £9.03m to benefit local residents, says a report.
Dorset County Council is looking to save £500,000 from a review of rural bus services.
Applications are invited to a programme which funds innovative projects in local libraries.
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