UK Rent Prices Are Rising Four Times Faster in the Countryside Than in Cities

Rural rent prices in the UK are rising four times faster than in cities, intensifying a countryside housing emergency that is hitting young, marginalised and disadvantaged people
UK petrol stations are being affected by lorry driver crisis

Fuel supply issues have resulted in service stations temporarily closing sites across Britain
Renewable liquid fuels can deliver a low carbon future for rural households

Renewable liquid fuels offer an affordable way to help consumers in rural areas decarbonise on the pathway to net zero
Hospitality boost on offer as part of Stafford Borough £1.6m business funding

Businesses in the leisure sector looking to grow in 2022 could be entitled to grants of up to £5,000
ADTRAN helps Alncom bring Project Gigabit to rural England

Telecom TV reports that broadband provider Alncom is leveraging the ADTRAN Total Access 5000 fibre access platform to deliver Gigabit-ready broadband services to rural regions in the UK and bridge the digital divide
Welsh farm subsidy changes delayed again to 2025

BBC News reports that a new Sustainable Farming Scheme will be rolled out from January 2025, rewarding efforts to protect and enhance Wales’ rural and agricultural economies
Dame Prue Leith DBE Joins the Plunkett Foundation in Celebrating the UK’s Best Rural Community Businesses

To celebrate the UK’s finest examples of community-owned businesses and their amazing contribution to the communities they serve Plunkett Foundation, supported by Dame Prue Leith DBE, has launched its annual Rural Community Business Awards
27/09/2021- RSN Executive Meeting

SPARSE RURAL AND RURAL SERVICES NETWORK EXECUTIVE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RURAL SERVICES PARTNERSHIP LTD MEETING Incorporating SPARSE Rural members, Rural Assembly & Rural Services Partnership members.All nominated members & officers of RSN are invited to attend this meeting. Hosted: Online via Zoom Date: Monday 27th September 2021 Time: 11:15am – 2:30pm To […]
Hinterland – 27 September 2021

In Hinterland this week – food shortages, farm security, digital connectivity closing the gap, controversial street lights and finally the big bad rewilded wolf…