The National Rural Conference 2022 – Speaker Biographies
John Birtwistle, Head of Policy, First Bus John is Head of Policy at First Bus, one of the UK’s largest bus operators. In England, First Bus provides rural services across Cornwall, Norfolk, Suffolk, North and West Yorkshire and Somerset and is a leader in the introduction of contactless and capped payments and app based passenger information. John […]
Evidence on rural enterprise to be presented at national conference – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
An analysis of rural enterprise in regions of England is to be put forward at the RSN’s National Rural Conference 2022
Our mission is to provide the best rural broadband – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
Founded in 2009, Airband is an independent internet service provider bringing high speed broadband to homes, business and industry in rural and hard-to-reach areas
Broadcast is an enormously valued national asset for rural communities – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
Broadcast TV and radio – content delivered through an aerial into people’s homes – is part of the fabric of our national life. Watching and listening to our favourite shows together is something that binds us as families, as communities, and as a country
The Rural Heating Challenge – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
Late last year, the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy was published setting out details of a £3.9 billion package of support to decarbonise heat for buildings. The Government set out firmly that it sees rural households as a priority, noting that off-grid homes typically use higher carbon fuels and pay more for their heating and therefore may save more from a switchover
It’s time for a technology inclusive approach to heating rural homes – National Rural Conference 2022 Feature Article
OFTEC, an organisation with decades of experience in the rural heating industry, sets out the challenges and solutions for decarbonising off-gas-grid heating
