Response to the Home Secretary’s Proposed Legislation on Homelessness
As the Rural Homelessness Counts Coalition, representing over 20 organisations dedicated to addressing homelessness, we are compelled to express our profound concern regarding the Home Secretary’s recent statements and legislative proposals targeting the use of tents by people experiencing homelessness.
Will the King’s Speech meet the needs of rural communities?
Kerry Booth, Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network reflects on the Kings Speech, due to take place today.
Government complacent over rural mental health
The Government this week published it’s response to the EFRA (Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs) Committee report which was published in May.
Community businesses are committed to social and environmental action
New research by Plunkett Foundation has shown that community businesses are committed to social and environmental action despite facing multiple challenges which are threatening the economic viability of many businesses UK wide.
Improving Broadband for Very Hard to Reach Premises
The Government is currently consulting on how to improve broadband for Very Hard to Reach Premises. This consultation follows their response in February 2022 to their call for evidence on improving broadband for Very Hard to Reach premises
Join NICRE to explore the state of rural enterprise
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) will shine a spotlight on how businesses in rural areas are responding to the major challenges affecting the UK economy and the policy landscape at an event this month.
RSN to host Net Zero event as part of Countryside COP
The Rural Services Network is pleased to be able to invite you to attend our online event focusing on Net Zero as part of Countryside COP.
Spotlight on RSN Member Insights
Four analyses within the Economy Insight section of the RSN website has now been updated, examining the proportion of population that is working age (16-64 years old), economic inactivity levels, private/public sector employment and enterprise landscape, each analysed at local authority level with class and classification averages. WORKING AGE POPULATION This analysis examines the proportion of population that […]
