Levelling Up Debate in Lords
The 17th January saw the House of Lords debate the second reading of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
Countryfile features RSN Research
The Countryfile episode aired on Sunday 22nd January 23 featured research by the Rural Services Network
Levelling Up Funds announced
On 18th January 2023, the Government announced allocations to more than 100 projects who were awarded funding as part of Round 2 of the Governments flagship Levelling Up Fund to create jobs and boost the economy
Thousands march across Dartmoor to demand right to wild camp
The Guardian reports that more than 3,000 people joined one of the UK’s largest ever countryside access protests on Saturday on the Dartmoor estate of a wealthy landowner who won a case ending the right to wild camp in England
Cornwall rural homes to get ultra-fast broadband upgrade
The BBC reports that thousands of rural Cornwall homes and businesses are in line for ultra-fast broadband connections
Somerset solar farm designed to power 10,000 homes approved
The BBC reports that a solar farm designed to power up to 10,000 Somerset homes is to be built near protected countryside in Dorset
Spotlight on Rural Housing – January 2023
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
