30/09/2019 – RSN Executive Meeting
MINUTES FOR RURAL SERVICES NETWORK EXECUTIVE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Venue: No 63 Bayswater Road, London W2 3PH Date: Monday 30th of September 2019 Time: 11.15am to 2.30pm To download the agenda and the papers associated with the meeting click here To download these minutes of the meeting click here Attendance & Apologies for Absence […]
A quarter of rural businesses could be bankrupted by no-deal
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has warned that one in four rural businesses could be facing bankruptcy in a no-deal Brexit situation, as reported by the Guardian. In general, rural areas voted in favour of Brexit in the 2016 referendum, which CLA president Tim Breitmeyer has called a ‘protest vote for the fact […]
Local Government First Article – Time for a Rural Strategy
The Rural Services Network featured in this months Local Government First with an article about the Time for a Rural Strategy campaign Cllr Cecilia Motley (Con) is Chair of the Rural Services Network and Shropshire County Council’s Rural Issues Champion Earlier this year, the Rural Services Network launched its call for the Government to develop a […]
Tories promise ‘infrastructure revolution’ to boost rural buses
The future of the bus report was produced by the Campaign for Better Transport a few weeks ago. They welcome the Government announcement today that it intends to deliver on their core recommendations to produce a National Bus Strategy. The Campaign for Better Transport are a member of our Rural Services Partnership and have campaigned on […]
Labour should target remainers to win rural vote
A polling expert has advised the Labour Party to target EU remainers to win back support in rural areas Joe Twyman, of polling firm Deltapoll, was speaking at a National Farmers Union fringe meeting at the Labour Party conference in Brighton last week. His analysis found that of the 50 constituencies that identified as ‘most […]
Create jobs to protect high streets
The chief executive of the Centre for Cities, Andrew Carter, argues in a piece in The MJ this week that the best way to protect high streets is to create well-paid jobs. He acknowledges Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan’s announcement earlier this month of £95 million to revive 69 heritage town centres as a ‘nice initiative’ […]
Councils need power and funding to tackle climate change
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for councils to be handed further power and funding in order to meet national climate change targets, according to the website, Public Sector Executive. 230 councils across England and Wales have declared a climate emergency and are working towards a zero-carbon future. But the LGA has warned that […]
Farmer’s bid to keep land as a connectivity ‘not spot’
ITV reports that a farmer is lobbying to keep her farm in Scotland as an official black spot to attract tourists wishing to go ‘off-grid’. Owners of the farm have asked authorities to prevent the introduction of 3G, 4G and 5G networks in the area. It they succeed, it will be a first in the […]
Spotlight on Heart of the Village – October 2019
This newsletter is provided by the Rural Services Network. It includes a roundup of rural stories featuring on rural communities and village services. Councils warn planning system bypassed in rural areas A rise in the number of barn conversions means that rural communities are missing out on essential infrastructure and local services, according to the […]
30/09/2019 – Board of Directors of the Rural Services Partnership Ltd Meeting
– To download the agenda and papers associated for this meeting, click here – To download these minutes for this meeting, click here Attendance & Apologies for Absence Attending:Cllr Cecilia MotleyGraham Biggs – Company SecretaryDavid InmanJohn Birtwistle Apologies:Anna PriceRev Richard Kirlew – RSP Ltd ChairStewart Horne In the absence of the Chair, John Birtwistle was […]
