Rural Development

Welsh rural communities face 'double hit' of potential development cuts

Farm Business

Welsh rural communities face 'double hit' of potential development cuts

Rural communities in Wales are facing a ‘double hit’ of potential cuts to development funding, Plaid Cymru has warned.

clock 04 February 2021 • 2 min read
Rural needs to be considered in Levelling Up Fund and UKSPF, says Prentis

Farm Business

Rural needs to be considered in Levelling Up Fund and UKSPF, says Prentis

Farming Minister Victoria Prentis has said the UK Levelling Up Fund and the Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) will take into account the specific needs of rural communities.

clock 27 December 2020 • 1 min read
Devolved Ministers demand U-turn on Treasury plans to cut £455m of rural funding

Arable

Devolved Ministers demand U-turn on Treasury plans to cut £455m of rural funding

Ministers from the devolved nations have called for assurances that all EU funding for the countryside will be fully replaced, after it emerged Treasury proposals would see rural budgets slashed by more than £455m.

clock 24 November 2020 • 2 min read
Call for Government to 'save' rural economy as study shows 320,000 jobs at risk

Farm Business

Call for Government to 'save' rural economy as study shows 320,000 jobs at risk

Countryside groups have called on the Government to take action to ‘save’ the rural economy, after new analysis revealed 320,000 jobs could be at risk when the furlough scheme comes to an end.

clock 27 August 2020 • 2 min read
Confidence must be restored in WG's ability to support rural communities post-Brexit

Arable

Confidence must be restored in WG's ability to support rural communities post-Brexit

Confidence must be restored in Welsh Government’s ability to support rural communities in the post-EU era after it incurred fines for mishandling funds, says Llyr Gruffydd, North Wales MS and Plaid Cymru Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs.

clock 17 July 2020 • 3 min read