Comments for £12m tech boost for rural services at http://www.rsnonline.org.uk , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.rsnonline.org.uk Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00:52 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.rsnonline.org.uk/services/12m-tech-boost-for-rural-services.html#comment-76 I agree with a lot of this Gordon. And I think CRC and AMT are making some joint move and proposals to Hazel Blears to generate some more interest and attention from her department (the self styled 'department of place') on matters small/market towns. Two quick thoughts on ways in which structures are important: 1. the role particularly of Town Councils - and also of Town parterships - in the 9 new shire unitary authorities just established should be well capable of growing - hopefully positively and creatively. (We are working with the National Association of Local Councils to help them realise some of these potential developments...) 2. having recently returned from an ECOVAST small towns visit to Austria I am, as usual, struck by the importance of elected mayors for small towns and by the importance of access of such towns to local business and other forms of taxation - which can generate a focus on the longer term future well being and development of a town Crispin Moor - Crispin Fri, 01 May 2009 13:15:57 +0100