Gove announces multi-year funding and new Office for Local Government
Councils can expect a funding settlement covering the next two financial years and are to face greater scrutiny from a new Office for Local Government, the levelling up secretary has announced
Older Rural Residents grow in number
The first results are in from Census 2021 and they show a worrying trend for rural service providers
RSN Seminar on Rural Affordable Housing
Ahead of Rural Housing Week, the RSN was delighted to host its seminar focusing on rural affordable housing on Wednesday 29th June with almost 100 delegates in attendance, one of our most popular yet!
Woeful time for rural bus services
Pandemic related government funding for buses is to end on 1 October with last week seeing the deadline for bus operators to submit any cuts they plan to make ahead of funds ceasing
Thousands of rural primary schools to get huge broadband upgrade
Up to 3,000 primary schools across rural England are to gain access to gigabit-speed broadband as part of a new multimillion-pound investment, the Government has said
Levelling up the Leading Edge: Investing in our natural assets for collective wealth
A report produced by Cornwall Council, University of Exeter and Britain’s Leading Edge argues the case for investing in the environment and thinking more creatively about how the abundance of natural assets in peripheral areas like Cornwall should be at the heart of the government’s levelling up agenda
UK telecoms industry agrees plan to help struggling customers
The UK’s biggest mobile and broadband companies have agreed a plan to help customers struggling to pay bills amid the cost of living crisis
Millions still rely on traditional TV and radio — we can’t ignore them
An article written by Shuja Khan, chief executive of Arqiva, discusses the importance traditional TV and radio
Cost of living crisis: Farming industry struggling with rising costs
Farmers across the south west of England have said say they are struggling to absorb rising costs as food prices continue to climb
Free Event – Is housing the key to levelling up the rural economy?
The National Housing Federation are holding a virtual roundtable on the 6th of July to discuss whether housing is key to levelling uo the rural economy.
