The National Rural Conference 2025

Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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You might soon have to pay to withdraw money with 70% of free cash machines set to close

Chronicle Live reports that somewhere in the region of 70 per cent of free-to-use cash machines could close completely or begin charging fees to allow users to access money, as rising costs of running hit operators across the board.

Operator Notemachine warns that funding cuts may leave firms with 'no option' but to start charging customers to withdraw cash, meaning 37,000 free-to-use machines may soon disappear.

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Chronicle Live - You might soon have to pay to withdraw money with 70% of free cash machines set to close