Faster growth predicted in rural areas after Brexit
New research from the Centre for Economics & Business Research (CEBR) predicts faster economic growth in rural areas than urban areas over the next four years, according to Farming UK. The higher growth forecast for rural regions is partly driven by the life sciences and advanced manufacturing industries in less urbanised regions in the East […]
Ofcom urged to dump rural mobile plan
The Times reports that mobile operator Three has called on Ofcom to change its plan to improve mobile coverage in the countryside. Three said that Ofcom’s plan ‘lacked ambition’ and came at an ‘inflated cost’. Instead, Graham Baxter, Three’s chief operating officer, suggested that Ofcom back a single rural network and called for a loosening […]
Rural firefighters take on new role fighting crime
Image credit – APEX Firefighters in Devon have taken on a new crime fighting role, report the BBC and The Telegraph. A police force in rural Devon has trained firefighters to act as special constables to help solve the problem of slow response times. The firefighters, who received two months of training, are able to […]
Attack launched on fair funding review
During Prime Minister’s Questions last week, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that the current fair funding formula ‘will make poorer areas even poorer’ and claimed the Prime Minister had ‘pushed councils to the brink’, as reported by The MJ. In particular, Corbyn took issue with removing deprivation as a factor, which would hit councils in […]
Rural housing market details revealed
The estate agent Knight Frank has published research in Estate Agent Today and Property Wire that examines differences in house prices across rural and urban areas. Figures show that over the 12 months prior to March 2019, prices in prime markets have fallen 1.8%, the biggest drop in five years. This is attributed to heightened […]
Raising awareness of Parkinson’s in rural communities
The Rural Services Partnership (RSP) is working in partnership with Parkinson’s UK in rural communities throughout England to address issues such as vulnerability, isolation and loneliness, transport and poor access to communications. Following This World Parkinson’s Day on the 11th April, the RSP wishes to raise awareness of Parkinson’s new campaign, Parkinson’s Is, with our […]
Spotlight on Rural Housing – April 2019
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in partnership with the Rural Housing Alliance, highlighting a selection of current rural housing issues and opportunities Organisations urged to sign up to call or a National Rural Strategy The Rural Services Network believes that the government should take the lead […]
