Hampshire reshapes library services
Volunteers will be asked to take rural residents to their local library after the closure of a mobile service in Hampshire.
New initiative improves mental health services
A new initiative aims to make it easier for service providers to help people with mental health problems overcome their day-to-day challenges.
Warning over rural road safety
RURAL drivers are being urged to take extra care after figures showing most fatalities occur on country roads.
End digital inequality for rural areas
RURAL residents with slow or inadequate broadband connections should be compensated, say business leaders.
RSN Economic Profiling Service – February 2016

– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (January 16) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (September 15)
Apprenticeship Programme Participation

Apprenticeships provide an important route into skilled employment, and as such are an important factor driving an areas economy. This analysis provides a picture of apprenticeship programme participation for a chosen local authority area, and provides comparison to either another authority or a rural/urban classification average. – Apprenticeship programme participation analysis– Analysis User Guide