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31 Oct 2022
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...
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31 Oct 2022
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...
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31 Oct 2022
‘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...
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31 Oct 2022
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 Some of those who have been evicted are living in...
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31 Oct 2022
You think twice about driving’: Fuel prices rise again
BBC reports that the price of diesel at UK pumps has gone above £1.90 for the first time in nearly three months The amount motorists pay has fallen significantly from...
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31 Oct 2022
Rishi Sunak: Extra council tax on second homes and help to level up Cornwall
Cornwall Live reports that 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...
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31 Oct 2022
Rural-urban broadband connectivity gap persists in UK
Computer Weekly report on the persisting connectivity gap across the UK In its recently published Connected Nations autumn update, Ofcom found an increase in the number of UK households able...
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31 Oct 2022
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 It comes as farmers across the UK have been struggling...
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31 Oct 2022
Call to give Suffolk £3.7billion for better transport, internet and affordable homes
East Anglian Daily Times reports that a Suffolk MP has given the government’s plan to ‘level up’ rural communities a B grade, saying “we need to keep up the pressure”...
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24 Oct 2022
Rising oil price brings worries for rural households
The BBC reports that many rural households are worrying about heating their homes this winter as the price of oil increases The government has promised £100 to support people who...
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