Rural communities are suffering austerity
Speaking at a Labour fringe event at conference last week, Plymouth MP and Shadow Minister for Flooding and Coastal Communities Luke Pollard warned about the danger of assuming that urban areas are worst hit by austerity and believing that Conservatives represent rural voters while Labour represents those in urban areas. ‘It’s tempting to think of […]
Plans announced to save rural banks
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Rebecca Long-Bailey MP was interviewed by the Eastern Daily Press during the Labour Party Conference about plans to protect rural bank branches. She said a Labour Government would hand more power to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) so that if a bank wanted to close […]
New food supplies minister
The Guardian and several trade outlets reported on the appointment of David Rutley MP as a junior minister at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The Government confirmed that Rutley’s brief covers the Department’s preparedness for Brexit. Specifically his remit includes; EU exit readiness and the food chain (with Rutley the lead […]
Village spurns Facebook
Blewbury in Oxfordshire, a small village with a population of just 1,581, has launched its own app to allow residents to share updates, comments and message each other. Matt Phillips, a Blewbury local, worked with the media company Disciple after becoming fed up with traditional social media. ‘Facebook is designed for advertisers, not communities,’ he […]
Spotlight on the RSP – October 18 Edition
The Rural Services Partnership continues to go from strength to strength The RSP membership is very diverse representing those, both in the private and third sector, who wish to work with the Rural Services Network to fight for a fair deal for rural communities and deliver resilient and sustainable rural communities. Just this month we’ve […]
