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25 Jan 2021
Rural areas could be waiting years for full-fibre broadband
Computer trade magazine Computer Weekly reveals that rural connectivity specialist Airband is supplying more than 4,000 homes and properties in Cheshire with full-fibre broadband Airband said it will use ‘innovative...
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25 Jan 2021
More than a third of shoppers blocked from paying with cash during COVID-19
The Guardian reports on new data revealing that more than a third of shoppers have been blocked from paying with cash since the start of the pandemic, prompting calls for...
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25 Jan 2021
UK house prices soar to new all-time high of £250,000
Research reported in the Independent reveals that average UK house prices reached an all-time high of £250,000 in November despite economic instability The latest official figures show UK property values...
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25 Jan 2021
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust NHS rolls out award winning digital support to protect vulnerable residents
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust NHS supports Island Care and Nursing Homes to protect vulnerable residents through implementing video consultation care across the Island and wins award for the...
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25 Jan 2021
How is Western Power Distribution helping their local and rural customers meet net zero?
Below is an article supplied by Western Power Distribution who are members of the Rural Services Partnership The UK’s electricity system is undergoing a rapid period of change as distribution...
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19 Jan 2021
Launch of the 2021 RSN Seminar Programme
The Rural Services Network is delighted to launch it’s 2021 Rural Seminar Programme. Each year we provide a seminar programme to our member organisations and this year we have increased...
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18 Jan 2021
Report criticises Government rollout of revised broadband programme
Technology website, Digit, has reported this week that the plan to connect all the UK’s premises to superfast internet by 2025 has been scaled back, with critics saying even this...
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18 Jan 2021
Rural areas need a levelling-up agenda that recognises the difference between villages, towns and cities
Rosie Cooper MP (Lab) writes in Politics Home this week that countryside communities need to be protected by improving public transport in cut-off areas to ensure amenities stay accessible to...
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18 Jan 2021
Regional leaders describe Northern transport budget cuts as ‘levelling down’
Business news publishing platform Marketing Stockport has reported on calls from regional leaders following the Government’s plans to reduce funding for a number of transport initiatives across Northern England, with...
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18 Jan 2021
Cornwall ‘faces losing £1bn of visitor spending’
The BBC report Cornwall faces losing £1bn of spending by visitors over 14 months because of coronavirus, tourism bosses say Visit Cornwall head Malcolm Bell said the projected loss, estimated...
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