The Local Government Channel attends local government conferences year round, producing daily TV programmes showing news, interviews and highlights from the event. Browse all our conference footage on this page.
Credit Crunch: Rural Economies
How they are being affected
Like those in urban areas, rural communities are being hit hard by the credit crunch and rising prices. Last month, MPs criticised DEFRA for not giving enough support to rural areas and for a general lack of understanding of rural economies and their potential. Local Government Channel presenter Sam Hughes talks to Matt Griffith from the Commission for Rural Communities and Cllr David Rowlands, Deputy Leader of Cheshire County Council about the problems and what should be done.
Click here to download the latest Commission for Rural Communities Report.
Channels
- SOLACE
- Efficiency Exchange
- National Social Services Conferences
- SOCITM
- Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2009
- PPMA Annual Conference 2010
