UK Gigabit Voucher Launch
Announced on 19 March as part of the wider £5bn ‘Project Gigabit’ programme, the UK Gigabit Broadband Voucher will provide micro grants of up to £1,500 for households and £3,500 for businesses in the hardest to reach rural areas (with current speeds of less than 100Mbps) to support the cost of installing new gigabit-capable connections when part of a group scheme
Covid highlights the need for urgent action on rural broadband
Red Peel, founder of Airband, writes in Engineering and Technology that poor connectivity has made it difficult for internet users in hard-to-reach areas to adapt to new ways of working during the COVID-19 pandemic
Covid causing over-60s to move to rural areas
Older people have become more likely to move to the countryside whilst younger people are more often choosing to live in towns, according to the results of a survey
Education and Training Opportunities in Remote and Rural Medicine
The National Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine, part of the University of Central Lancashire, provides education and training to equip health professionals with the knowledge and skills to provide gold standard care in remote and rural locations locally, nationally and internationally
Britain’s loneliest places in lockdown
Loneliness during lockdown has been found to be more intense in ‘poorer, urban areas’ and places with a higher proportion of young people, according to an Office for National Statistics survey
A promise from the Government to level up northern areas
Government announcements for levelling up for northern areas will not be as sustainable or effective if they overlook rural communities
Cumbria bike mayor launches new public chargepoints in Penrith
Two electric vehicle chargepoints and two charging sockets for e-bikes have been installed at Blain House in Penrith
Rural co-working spaces are on the rise
Daily ‘commuter trains’ now appear ‘outdated and unproductive’, as we are embracing a new flexible, hybrid model of working and commuting, whether through choice or the closure of city offices
12/04/2021 – Rural Health and Social Care Sub Group Meeting
RSN Meeting – Rural Health and Social care held on the 12th April 2021
Hinterland – 12 April 2021
In Hinterland this week – the loss of a royal, rural champion, food security challenges, loneliness, Sir Michael Marmot speaks on race, yet more evidence of unaffordable adult social care pressures and city flight via Airbnb
