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24 Feb 2020
Airbnb harming homeownership in rural areas
The Guardian has revealed new analysis that shows some parts the country have one Airbnb listing for every four properties in what campaigners argue is “fuelling the UK’s housing crisis”...
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24 Feb 2020
Crackdown on wood and coal fires to hit rural communities the hardest
The BBC and the Yorkshire Post reported on how rural residents, in particular, may be hit the hardest by the Government’s restrictions on household stoves and open fires announced last...
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17 Feb 2020
RSN response – Prime Minister’s promises on bus and cycle routes
The Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network wrote a letter which was published in the Guardian this week on 13th February 2020 It was in response to announcements from...
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17 Feb 2020
Urban schools get more funding than rural counterparts
In figures released by the Government on February 11 2020, schools in areas classified as Predominantly Urban received £332 more per pupil on average than those in Predominantly Rural areas...
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17 Feb 2020
Government Urged to Level the Playing Field for UK’s Rural Shops
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the Government to ensure that rural shops are included in its plans to level up the UK economy The 2020 Rural Shop...
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17 Feb 2020
First Homes plan could put rural affordable housing at risk
Inside Housing reports that landlords are arguing the new First Homes policy announced by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick last Friday could lead to homes being built that are outside the...
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17 Feb 2020
Transport Deserts – why reconnecting rural England matters
The CPRE, the countryside charity have launched a new report Transport deserts, highlighting the lack of public transport across rural towns in the North East and South West of England...
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17 Feb 2020
Storm Dennis: severe flood warnings in place across England
The media continues to report on how Storm Dennis has triggered mass flooding across the country over the weekend, with over 700 flood warnings and alerts issued across the UK...
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17 Feb 2020
48% more people in urban areas than rural areas believe that “British society is fair”
PwC released a report last week which found that Londoners are twice as likely to say that society is fair than citizens in the South West, North West or East...
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17 Feb 2020
Call for support – Supporting disadvantaged groups into to the labour market in rural areas
Reed in Partnership delivers a number of employment support and healthy living services in rural areas across the UK for central and local government They are carrying out a research...
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