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15 Aug 2022
Why all the political parties need to start paying attention to rural communities
The Yorkshire post reports on the rising cost of living that is deeply affecting rural communities, with rising fuel prices and a lack of public transport, particularly affecting those in...
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15 Aug 2022
Oxfordshire County Council secures £12million funding for cheaper youth bus fares, bus priority measures and rural services
Oxford Mail reports the government has awarded £12.7million of funding to Oxfordshire County Council for improvements to its bus services The funding will support cheaper fares for under-19s, new rural...
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15 Aug 2022
Half a million pound boost for rural and farming communities from the Prince’s Countryside Fund
The Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) has invested £588,426 in 33 projects across the UK which are helping to create a real future for rural Britain The grants have been awarded...
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08 Aug 2022
Rural Coalition letter published – Tories’ rural policies
A letter from the Rt Rev Alan Smith (Bishop of St Albans and President, Rural Coalition) has been published in the Telegraph on Monday 8th August The Rural Services Network...
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08 Aug 2022
Free Event – Measuring Impact in Rural Communities
On Wednesday, 19 October 2022, the RSN will co-host ‘Measuring Impact in Rural Communities’, with the Social Value Engine team Exclusive to RSN members, this free event offers a practical...
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08 Aug 2022
Countryside crime rise linked to cost-of-living crisis
The BBC report how the theft of farmers’ livestock, vehicles and fuel is on the rise due to the UK’s cost-of-living crisis, according to a new countryside crime report Rural...
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08 Aug 2022
More than half of UK households to be in fuel poverty by the new year, according to new report
The University of York reports that according to a new report by the university, more than half of households in the UK, or 15 million people, will have been pushed...
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08 Aug 2022
DLUHC consultation on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities are considering how best to update the Indices of Deprivation (IoD) from the most recent publication in 2019 It is important that...
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08 Aug 2022
National Park planners are highly commended in RTPI awards
The work of Peak District National Park planners in achieving a high quality affordable housing scheme in a protected area has been recognised in the Royal Town Planning Institute’s East...
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08 Aug 2022
Could co-living ease the UK countryside’s housing crisis?
The Financial Times reports on a new plan to create a rented accommodation model able to address the needs of the young who would like to continue living in the...
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