Government unveils £7m pledge to boost rural communities

Remote rural communities and businesses are to benefit from a new £7m fund as part of the Prime Minister’s pledge to support the countryside economy

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to level up rural communities
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The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to level up rural communities

The fund was unveiled in the newly published Unleashing Rural Opportunity report, which outlines how the Government plans to deliver Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's vision of levelling up the UK. It focuses...

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