Rural 4G proposals need guarantees for consumers and businesses
Consumer and rural groups unite to set out four key tests for mobile operator plans to boost rural 4G in a letter to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Signed by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) which runs the #4GForAll campaign, Countryside Alliance, National Farmers Union (NFU), Rural Services Network and Which?, the letter to DCMS shares the four tests for ensuring […]
Government strategy needed to protect rural buses
Baroness Randerson writes in the parliamentary magazine This House to argue that a government strategy is needed to support council funding and increase passenger numbers on rural bus services. She argues that deregulation of the bus industry in the 1980s did not increase competition as it intended to. Decline in use has since occurred despite […]
Rural groups demand guarantees over rural 4G
Plans to improve rural 4G connectivity must pass four tests if they are to deliver real benefits to rural communities, according to several campaign groups. The Yorkshire Post and other publications such as Open Access Government and the Farmers’ Guardian cover the news that several campaign groups have written to Government about draft proposals from […]
Bus drivers working long hours cause safety concerns
Labour MP Matt Western wrote on the website PoliticsHome.com about local bus drivers’ working hours and the impact on public safety. Currently, local bus drivers are not subject to the same regulations as lorry or long-distance bus drivers so are permitted to drive up to 130 hours across two weeks. Following a fatal accident in […]
Crowdfunding campaign launches to tackle Holiday Hunger this summer
With summer around the corner, Feeding Derbyshire (a local anti-poverty network) is Crowdfunding to provide activity clubs and meals for local children Following the shocking recent publication of levels of child poverty across Derbyshire, Feeding Derbyshire has teamed up with Feeding Britain, a national charity, to facilitate a summer of activity, learning and fun for […]
National Rural Conference is launched!
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We are pleased to be able to launch the bookings for our National Rural Conference in association with the Countryside and Community Research Institute at the University of Gloucestershire! We understand how important our communities are to rural areas and so the theme of this year’s conference is ‘Creating Vibrant […]
Rural Economy Spotlight – June 2019
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities Call for a National Rural Strategy gains momentum The Rural Services Network believes that the government should take the lead and work with interested organisations to produce a comprehensive long term […]
