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15 Sep 2025
Rural Conference 2025 Opens with a Call for Fairness and Growth
The National Rural Conference 2025 opened on Monday with members, partners and stakeholders coming together to champion the voice of rural communities. Day one focused on two major themes: Fair...
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15 Sep 2025
Minimum Income Standard 2025 Highlights Continuing Shortfalls
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University have published the latest update to the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) – the income...
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15 Sep 2025
Macmillan Highlights Major Gaps In UK Cancer Treatment
Macmillan Cancer Support has warned that almost 1.4 million people with cancer in the UK are being failed by what it describes as a “cancer postcode lottery”. New research from...
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15 Sep 2025
New Report Finds Millions Facing Food Insecurity
The Trussell Trust has published its second Hunger in the UK report, offering a comprehensive look at the scale and drivers of food insecurity across the country. The findings show...
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15 Sep 2025
MPs Call For Action To Support Remote Coastal Communities
Remote coastal communities are being left behind and need urgent, targeted support, MPs warned in a Commons debate last week. Leading the discussion, Perran Moon MP described how areas like...
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15 Sep 2025
MPs Back Bus Reform Bill in Commons Vote
Last week, The Bus Services (No. 2) Bill was cleared in the House of Commons by 362 votes to 87, paving the way for what ministers call the most significant...
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15 Sep 2025
Arts Rural Touring Toolkit Gets Major Makeover
A guide to help artists to tour rural communities has been given a fresh lease of life for the first time in two decades. Rural touring takes professional live performances...
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15 Sep 2025
Landmark NHS League Tables Rolled Out
A new system of NHS league tables has been launched across England, with every trust now ranked quarterly against clear standards covering urgent and emergency care, planned operations, mental health...
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08 Sep 2025
Be Part of the Conversation at the National Rural Conference 2025
With less than a week to go, anticipation is building for the National Rural Conference 2025. Taking pace from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September, members of the Rural Services...
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08 Sep 2025
National Rural Crime Action Week 2025 – Seeing the Bigger Picture
This week marks National Rural Crime Action Week 2025, led by the National Rural Crime Network (NRCN). The Rural Services Network is proud to be a partner, joining forces with...
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