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21 Oct 2019
Time for a rural strategy
The RSN believes that the Government should take the lead and work with interested organisations to produce a comprehensive long term and funded Rural Strategy. We have developed a Template...
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14 Oct 2019
Don’t forget rural arts and creative industries says RSN
The Rural Services Network (RSN) has generally welcomed the announcement by the Government of the launch of a £250m (£50M for 5 years) culture investment fund The fund will provide...
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14 Oct 2019
Bank causes uproar by scrapping free post office cash withdrawals
The Guardian reports a decision by Barclays to pull out of an agreement allowing bank customers to withdraw cash from post offices for free has been criticised as “shocking”. The...
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14 Oct 2019
Subsidised broadband for rural communities
Some of the hardest-to-reach rural places in the UK are now eligible for government funding towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable* broadband to homes or businesses when part of a...
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14 Oct 2019
Post office closures are destroying communities
An article published in the Yorkshire Post argues the importance of post offices to rural communities. It notes that post offices often support other small shops that have sprung up...
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14 Oct 2019
Lord Foster: Rural Britain has been ignored for too long
Chair of the Lords Rural Economy Select Committee Lord Foster of Bath has argued this week in Politics Home that the Government needs to implement a comprehensive rural strategy. He...
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14 Oct 2019
Fairer police officer recruitment required for rural areas
The National Rural Crime Network have given their view on the Home Office announcement on police officer numbers for England and Wales. Julia Mulligan, Chair of the National Rural Crime Network...
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14 Oct 2019
Coastal residents earn less than people living inland
BBC News analysis has found that people working in coastal areas in Britain earn on average £1,600 less per year. The most deprived areas in England are also found by...
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14 Oct 2019
Barclays halts branch closures for two years
ITV News reports that Barclays bank has pledged not to close bank branches in remote areas, or where the bank is the last in the area for two years. Barclays...
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14 Oct 2019
Rural way of life under attack, says Countryside Alliance
Politicians should ‘stand up’ for the ‘rural way of life’ according to the new chairman of the Countryside Alliance. Nick Herbert, who was formerly a Conservative MP, has claimed that...
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