16/03/2020 – RSN Executive Meeting
MINUTES FOR RURAL SERVICES NETWORK EXECUTIVE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Venue: English Rural Housing Association, 7A Strutton Ground, Westminster, London, SW1P 2HY Date: Monday 16th of March 2020 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 1. Attendance […]
Annual Rural Vulnerability Day held in Portcullis House
Rural England CIC were delighted to host, alongside Philip Dunne MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Rural Services, the Annual Rural Vulnerability Day which took place on 10th March in Portcullis House It is an annual event which this year focused on #RuralYouthMatter. The event was sponsored by Hastoe Housing, the specialist […]
Levelling up the rural – urban education divide
This week, an article by Rural Services Network Chief Executive Graham Biggs was featured in the educational publication, FE News The piece, which was jointly written with the Chief Executive of Young Somerset, Nik Harwood, outlined the distinct challenges that come with living in rural and isolated areas for school children. Nik is the Chair […]
Coronavirus: Why rural areas could struggle
A headteacher in a rural school in North Yorkshire has warned of a ‘gap in provision’ for rural pupils if they are forced to learn at home due to schools closing because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Tes This comes the same week as the Rural Commission in Yorkshire called for evidence on the […]
Budget: Government pledges billions to improve rural broadband and 4G
MailOnline reports in their money section, ThisIsMoney, that households in rural areas of Britain have been promised better internet speeds as the Government pledged £5 billion towards providing fast broadband to ‘the hardest to reach places’ in last week’s Budget The rollout of gigabit-capable broadband is forecast to improve connectivity in the most difficult to […]
UK mobile operators sign £1bn deal to share 4G infrastructure
On Monday, the BBC reported that ministers have signed a £1 billion deal with EE, O2, Three and Vodafone to eliminate dead signal zones in rural and remote areas Mobile network operators EE, O2, Three and Vodafone are investing in a network of new and existing shared phone masts, overseen by a jointly-owned company called […]
£1.8bn West Yorkshire devolution deal ‘is an example for the country’, says Rishi Sunak
On Thursday, several papers, including the Dewsbury Reporter, covered the news that Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP has signed a devolution document alongside the leaders of Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Wakefield and Calderdale councils This marked the agreement between the Government and West Yorkshire leaders announced in the Budget on Wednesday. The deal will see further powers […]
