Free broadband for village halls available
Airband is a provider of rural broadband services and this year is working closely with the Rural Services Network to sponsor their popular seminar programme. 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. Their mission is to provide the best rural […]
A new leadership for rural?
Blog Post by Kerry Booth, Chief Executive Designate of RSN As we prepare again at the RSN to write to the new group of Ministers, setting out the case for rural and explaining yet again how rural have been historically underfunded by successive governments, I wonder what will be different this time. I tried to […]
‘Worse than austerity’ – councils warn that any cuts to their budgets next year would mean they are only able to offer the bare minimum in local services
England’s largest councils today warn that any moves to cut their budgets next year would be ‘worse than austerity’ and result in ‘devastating’ reductions to local services – with local authorities offering just the bare minimum
Hardship and heartbreak as Devon families lose homes to Airbnb lets
The Guardian reports from key workers to bar staff, parts of county increasingly off limits as landlords and investors cash in
You think twice about driving’: Fuel prices rise again
The price of diesel at UK pumps has gone above £1.90 for the first time in nearly three months
Rishi Sunak: Extra council tax on second homes and help to level up Cornwall
Rishi Sunak has said that he wants to “press ahead” with giving local councils more powers to charge second homeowners more council tax to create a level playing field and help provide more homes for local people
Rural-urban broadband connectivity gap persists in UK
Ofcom found an increase in the number of UK households able to get full-fibre broadband capable of delivering download speeds of up to 1 Gbps, yet the quality of services from these lines is patchy according to where people live, the UK communications regulator has found
Rural campaigners tell Sunak challenges ahead are ‘significant’
Farming UK reports that Rishi Sunak, the new Prime Minister, will face ‘significant and complex’ issues according to rural campaigners
Call to give Suffolk £3.7billion for better transport, internet and affordable homes
A Suffolk MP has given the government’s plan to ‘level up’ rural communities a B grade, saying
