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03 Apr 2018
Chance to have your say on rural life
The Prince’s Countryside Fund is encouraging people to have their say on the challenges faced by rural residents. Fund representatives are working with Sarah Skerratt from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)...
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03 Apr 2018
BBC investigates rural hospital transport
The Rural Services Network has featured in a BBC radio programme looking at difficulties faced by rural people accessing healthcare. Broadcast on Friday (30 March), the whole episode of BBC Radio...
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29 Mar 2018
Councils invest £500m to save services
New figures show community councils in England are set to spend an extra £33m on local services over the next year. The additional investment will be spent on safeguarding facilities...
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29 Mar 2018
Detail needed on broadband pledge
A government pledge giving everyone the right to faster broadband is welcome news – but not the end of the story, says the Rural Services Network. The government has promised...
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27 Mar 2018
Call for better access to National Parks
Campaigners say it must be made easier for people to visit England’s National Parks – including families without cars. Everyone should be able to access National Parks, including the one...
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26 Mar 2018
Seminar to discuss rural digital economy
A seminar to discuss the creative and digital rural economy is due to take place in London next month. The Creative and Digital Rural Economy (CaDRE) initiative proposes to align...
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26 Mar 2018
Community rail helps social inclusion
Community rail intiatives can help reduce rural isolation and help social incusion, says a report. Launched by the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP), the report highlights community rail projects...
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22 Mar 2018
“Countryside at a Crossroads” response
The Rural Services Network has welcomed a House of Lords report which says the government is failing rural communities. The “Countryside at a Crossroads” report was published by a House...
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22 Mar 2018
Government is ‘failing rural communities’
The government is failing England’s rural communities, says a House of Lords select committee. Responsibility for rural issues should be transferred away from Defra and given to another government department,...
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22 Mar 2018
Court closures ‘threaten rural justice’
Rural communities risk being cut off from the criminal justice system due to court closures, the government has been told. The warning was issued by the National Rural Crime Network...
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