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Government unveils 拢7m pledge to boost rural communities

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

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clock 鈥� 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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