Rural Planning in the 2020s

Rural Planning in the 2020s is a report launched this month by the Rural Town Planning Institute (RTPI)
Rural Coalition take their message to Parliament

The Rural Coalition, a network of 13 national rural organisations who all subscribe to a vision for a living and working countryside in England, joined forces last week at a reception in the House of Lords
Reaching Rural Properties

A new report launched by Localis, an independent think tank, titled Reaching rural properties: Off Grid heating in the transition to net zero
Dartmoor charity stopping service due to carer shortage

A Devon charity that provides care to people in their own homes is stopping its service because it cannot find enough carers
Review finds cause for concern in some parts of road fuel market

A review of competition in the road fuel market has found cause for concern in the growing gap between the price of crude oil when it enters refineries, and the wholesale price when it leaves refineries as petrol or diesel.
NFSP calls for MP support over pay and conditions

The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) has urged its members to contact their MPs to address the mounting concerns of postmasters that the Post Office network is under threat of collapse
English farmers count cost of changes to subsidy regime

a new report by the Countryside and Community Research Institute calculated that across the south-west of England, the wider region — comprising Devon, Dorset, Cornwall and Somerset — would lose £883mn in direct subsidies by the end of 2027
Spotlight on Rural Housing – July 2022

A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in partnership with the Rural Housing Alliance, highlighting a selection of current rural housing issues and opportunities Rural Housing Week 2022 focusses on levelling up Rural Housing Week 2022, running from 4th to 8th July, was packed full of events, webinars, […]