Suffering from the rural cost of living? Make your thoughts known in household survey

The Rural Services Network in partnership with the Citizens Advice Rural Issues Group has launched a Rural Cost of Living Household Survey
MPs to hear plan to get rural households to run heating on vegetable oil

The Guardian reports that a proposal to incentivise households in rural areas to run their heating systems on vegetable oil is to be put to parliament
South West rural bus services underfunded

Teignmouth Today reports that local campaigners battling to save south Devon’s rural bus services have said the fight goes on
Rural villages ‘under assault’ by greenfield property development

The Express reports that analysis by the Campaign to Protect Rural England suggests there are currently more than 400,000 homes with planning permission on greenfield sites
Residents worried after sewage bills spike

The BBC has reported that some residents living in rural villages have raised concerns over a
16/01/2023 – Sparse Rural (Fair Funding) meeting

Notes of last SPARSE Rural Special Interest Group meeting on 16 January 2023 – held online via Zoom