RSN Seminar Programme 2023 open for bookings
The RSN is delighted to launch its seminar programme for 2023! The established successful seminar programme goes from strength to strength each year having moved online during Covid. In 2022, over 630 delegates attended our seminars throughout the year, with over 240 organisations represented.
Three quarters of adults want their MP to protect traditional TV and radio
Three quarters (75%) of people in key constituencies want their MP to protect traditional TV services, as the country faces a deepening cost of living crisis
Ambulance waiting times in England three times longer in some rural areas
The Guardian reports how adisparity between rural and urban areas has been uncovered by Lib Dem FoI requests to 10 ambulance trusts
South Norfolk Council Motion in favour of Local Radio
South Norfolk Council are taking the below motion to their Council meeting on 12th December to highlight the importance of local radio to their communities, and particularly those in rural more isolated areas
Millions of rural households will be forced to spend £13k on heat pumps
The Telegraph reports that rural homeowners could be forced to spend £13,000 on controversial heat pumps as “net zero” rules cause traditional oil heating systems to be banned
UK to deploy Elon Musk’s Starlink in first test of satellite for rural connectivity
The Financial Times reports that the UK will begin trialling Elon Musk’s Starlink technology in its first test of web-linked satellites to help meet the government’s ambition of providing ultrafast internet to all homes across the country
£100 million plan to connect thousands of rural premises in Cumbria
The News and Star reports that around 60,000 premises in the county will be connected to the fastest broadband on the market after Belfast-based supplier Fibrus signed the biggest contract yet under the government’s Project Gigabit programme
