Launch of Revitalising Rural: Realising the Vision
The Rural Services Networks was delighted to launch yesterday it’s campaign Revitalising Rural: Realising the Vision
Population Projection
This analysis presents the midyear population estimates for 2019 and the population projection for 2043 in 5 year age brackets, from age 15, as a proportion of total population. It also presents the percentage change from 2019 to 2043. A comparison between the situation for Predominantly Rural and Predominantly Urban authority types is presented. The […]
Population Migration
This analysis presents net internal migration, which are residential moves between different local authorities within the UK, for 5 year age brackets and split by gender. The analysis allows selection of a number of authority classification and class types for information. → Download the Population Migration analysis here
Budget’s case for levelling up rural areas
The Rural Services Network has highlighted (again) that rural areas, like those across Yorkshire, face the triple whammy of greater need, higher costs and lower funding
Letter to Housing Minister from APPG for Rural Services
Following an All Party Parliamentary Group meeting for Rural Services, the Chairman Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP wrote to the Minister for Housing to consider a number of things.
Rural Shop Report 2021
ACS (Association of Convenience Stores) has urged the Government to recognise the importance of rural shops and ensure that they are not left playing catch up when it comes to being able to provide services to their customers
EE to extend 4G coverage to rural areas
Mobile network operator, EE is upgrading 4G in more than 500 areas in 2021 as part of the Shared Rural Network initiative to extend coverage in rural areas across the UK
Terrible internet in rural Devon is impacting kids learning from home
Pupils living in rural Devon have been unable to learn remotely due to awful internet connection
Government urged to back UK rural tourism this summer
Farming UK has reported on calls for the Government to back British tourism this summer following the Prime Minister’s announcement of the country’s post-lockdown roadmap last week
£120 fines for litterbug drivers caught on camera
The Times reports on news that a council in Kent is turning to technology to fine motorists who throw food debris out of the window, littering the roadsides
