Rural Review of the Queen’s Speech 2021
The Rural Services Network has carefully reviewed the contents of the Queen’s Speech from a rural perspective and produced a Rural Lens Review providing detailed narrative and suggested policy asks to ensure rural areas are not left behind and are equipped to realise their full potential
Improving Broadband for Very Hard to Reach Premises
The Rural Services Network is encouraging people to respond to the Open Consultation from Government on Improving Broadband for Very Hard to Reach premises
Tim Passmore elected Chair of the National Rural Crime Network
Tim Passmore has been elected as the new Chair of the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN).
Net Zero plans must consider rural communities
A transport body has argued that a one-size-fits-all approach to net zero carbon emissions is likely to have disproportionate societal effects on rural communities
‘Levelling up’ must be more targeted, say peers
The Prime Minister’s
North Yorkshire pilots dial-a-bus service to improve rural rides
An on-demand bus service that allows users to choose when and where they want to travel will be piloted in North Yorkshire from 1 July
Bid launched to get DEFRA staff relocated from London to Melton
A campaign has been launched to persuade the Government to relocate civil servants out of London and into Leicestershire
Oxfordshire pub offers post-lockdown lifeline to locals with library and IT hub
Oxfordshire pub offers post-lockdown lifeline to locals with library and IT hub
Mobile scanning vehicle would treat rural communities
The North Wales Pioneer reports how an NHS charity is hoping to build a revolutionary mobile scanning vehicle that would treat cardiac patients in rural communities
