10/05/2021 – RSN Special meeting with DCMS
Date: 10th May 2021 Subject: Improving Broadband for Very Hard to Reach Premises Chair: Graham Biggs MBE, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network Speaker: Richard Swinford, Head of Digital Infrastructure Investment, Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport To download a copy of the learning outcomes for this meeting click here To view the Attendance and Apologies […]
Rural Coalition response to rural proofing
RURAL PROOFING IN ENGLAND 2020 REPORT COMMENTS FROM THE RURAL COALITION In March 2021 the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) published its first annual rural proofing report, Rural Proofing in England 2020. In doing so, it invited contributions or comments from rural stakeholders and residents. This note is the comments from the […]
Reactions to Right to Buy Changes
The Rural Services Network recently consulted its members, directly involved in hosing provision, on Government’s intentions to change aspects of the Right to Buy Regulations
Rural crime rising three times faster than rest of the country
Crime in rural areas has risen nearly three times faster than the rest of the country in the last decade according to new figures from the National Farmers Union
Rural workers at a disadvantage if a full-time office return is out
Employees who live outside of major towns and cities risk being negatively affected if offices don’t return to working full-time in the office
West Midlands market towns desperate for local Government support
Surge in online shopping throughout the pandemic has been devastating for many small high streets already struggling to survive before Government-mandated shop closures
Urban Flight – move to rural homes only for well off, says think tank
Think tank, The Resolution Foundation, has published new research in Estate Agent Today suggesting that ‘urban flight’ – when people leave cities and head for towns and villages – is unattainable for less affluent families
Mobile UK joins Rural Services Network
Mobile UK, the industry group representing the interests of mobile network operators, has joined Rural Services Network
