Along with Felicity Humphrey, the Public Affairs Manager from Acre, Action with Communities in Rural England, our Chief Executive Graham Biggs appeared on the BBC Radio 5 Lunchtime show on
Derbyshire County Council leader Barry Lewis has argued for a fairer funding settlement for rural areas in the Local Government Chronicle this week. He cites analysis by the Rural Services
Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry reminded attendees at the Great Northern Conference in Leeds that plans for a Northern Powerhouse must not leave behind towns and rural areas, according to
Rural churches are no longer obliged to hold a weekly Sunday service, according to a report in the Daily Mail. The Church of England voted to change canon law during
The Daily Mail’s This is Money website reports that BT has vetoed efforts to improve mobile coverage in rural areas because its rivals would benefit more from the arrangement. EE,
97% of councils plan to increase rates this year, but it won’t be enough reports lovemoney.com Households will soon see their Council Tax bills rise. Despite this, half of all
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that councils in England are facing an £8 billion funding gap by 2025. Metro reported that, according to the LGA, by 2020 councils
RSN response to Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement The Rural Services Network has long campaigned for fairer funding for rural areas and it today welcomed the additional £16million allocation to the
Local Government Secretary James Brokenshire announced last week the Government’s proposed 2.8 per cent funding increase for local authorities, as reported by PublicFinance.co.uk. This is, however, dependent on local authorities
New analysis from Which? suggests that nearly two thirds of the UK’s bank branches have closed over the past 30 years, the Mirror reports. Parliamentary records show that in 1988
Along with Felicity Humphrey, the Public Affairs Manager from Acre, Action with Communities in Rural
Derbyshire County Council leader Barry Lewis has argued for a fairer funding settlement for rural
Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry reminded attendees at the Great Northern Conference in Leeds that
Rural churches are no longer obliged to hold a weekly Sunday service, according to a
The Daily Mail’s This is Money website reports that BT has vetoed efforts to improve
97% of councils plan to increase rates this year, but it won’t be enough reports
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that councils in England are facing an £8
RSN response to Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement The Rural Services Network has long campaigned for
Local Government Secretary James Brokenshire announced last week the Government’s proposed 2.8 per cent funding
New analysis from Which? suggests that nearly two thirds of the UK’s bank branches have
