Rural Housing Week 2021

Rural Housing week is here and we’d like to take this opportunity to shine a light on the work of the RSN that focuses on Rural Affordable Housing, along with the work of some of our partner organisations Hear from the Chief Executive Click below to view a short interview with our Chief Executive Graham […]
RSN Responds to DEFRA Recycling Consultation

The Rural Services Network has submitted an official response to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on the Consistency of Household and Business Recycling Consultation
Parish Guide to Affordable Rural Housing

This week sees the launch of the newly published Parish Councillor’s Guide to Affordable Housing
Shared Rural Network to boost coverage across the United Kingdom

People in rural Scotland, Wales and the North East of England will enjoy huge improvements in their mobile coverage thanks to the Shared Rural Network, a £1 billion mobile connectivity programme agreed between the country’s main mobile operators and the UK government
Net Zero Report Highlights Societal Inequalities in Rural Areas

DEFRA and BEIS recently commissioned a report to better understand the possible impact of different societal and behavioural changes in achieving the 2050 emission target
Cash in Rural Areas

The Government has launched at consultation on 1st July 2021 on Access to Cash
New Report: National Parks and the Climate Emergency

The Campaign for National Parks has recently published their ‘National Parks and the Climate Emergency’ report
BT confirms talks with OneWeb over rural broadband coverage

BT and OneWeb have confirmed that they are exploring using the satellite network for rural coverage in the UK, according to Capacity Media and Fierce Telecom
North Yorkshire Rural Commission

The Yorkshire Post reports on the findings of the North Yorkshire Rural Commission, which it says show “the starkest warning yet of the area’s future policy challenges as a consequence of an ageing society”
‘Boris bus’ maker helping to turn rural services electric

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