Future of transport: rural strategy call for evidence
Drawing on information provided by our members the Rural Services Network has responded to the government’s proposed rural transport strategy We have identified that the call for evidence is silent on a number of current live issues and public transport policies that are, and have been for many years, having a major impact on rural […]
MANY hears the lived experiences of communities which lack reliable digital connectivity
In late 2019 the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced the funding of seven Rural Connected Communities initiatives under the £200million 5G Testbed and Trials programme Mobile Access North Yorkshire (MANY) was one of the projects. A £6.4million programme led by Quickline Communications with the consortium including North Yorkshire County Council and the […]
Calls to cut business rates to save the High Street
Newspapers, including the Times, have reported on suggestions that the Government could help to revive high streets by providing funding that encourages landlords to convert empty shops into homes, offices or restaurants
National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) – Policy Advisors Role
Join the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) as a policy advisor and help shape rural economies
Broadband pressure sees people turning to mobile phones to stay online
PA Media has covered the results of a new report suggesting that extra pressure on broadband connections is forcing people to resort to using mobile phones to stay online during lockdown
£200 million rail upgrade to connect North Wales and North West of England
A new £200 million rail upgrade ‘super-hub’ at Chester linking North Wales and the North West of England could power a pandemic bounce-back boom
The Government’s ‘relentless push for development’ is ‘destroying rural England’
Local action groups are protesting to save stretches of the countryside from destruction, including housing projects and road building projects planned on green-belts
Chancellor must do more to tackle rampant rural disadvantage, campaigners urge
Rural Services Network, Britain’s Leading Edge, CPRE, the countryside charity and English Rural are calling on the Chancellor to use the upcoming Budget to level up against rural disadvantage
