Government’s Office for Zero Emission Meeting
The RSN recently had a meeting with officials from the Government’s Office for Zero Emission
A joint letter to the Chancellor – Securing the Future of Rural Post Offices
A joint letter has been signed by Citizens Advice, the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, Age UK, and Action with Communities in Rural England calling on the Chancellor to continue to support rural post offices at the upcoming Spending Review
Rural crisis as young people consider moving as they can’t afford to live in villages
A YouGov poll by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) revealed that only two in five 16 to 25-year-olds who are living in the countryside anticipate staying there over the next five years
Rural homeowners face £404 energy bill rise as price cap fails to protect them
Hundreds of thousands of rural homeowners will see their bills rise by more than £400 as the energy price cap failed to protect those living in oil powered properties
53 councils get slice of £58m to deliver homes on brownfield sites
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has injected £58m to deliver thousands of new homes on brownfield sites
Schools in rural areas receive gigabit broadband boost
More than a thousand schools in rural areas have been hooked up to hyperfast gigabit broadband
Herefordshire Media Company, Rural Media, receives six Royal Television Society Nominations
Herefordshire media charity and production house Rural Media has received six nominations for the 2021 Royal Television Society Awards
UK diesel supply running dry
Red diesel suppliers are reporting disruption to farm deliveries in some parts of the country that are well into the post-harvest cultivation and planting season
