
Mass bank branch closures making life for retired Brits ‘really difficult’
CITY A.M. report a leading charity for older people has criticised the latest tranche of bank branch closures, saying it is making banking “really difficult.”
CITY A.M. report a leading charity for older people has criticised the latest tranche of bank branch closures, saying it is making banking “really difficult.”
BBC reports that a new vision for rail travel in the West of England shows how the area could nearly halve journey times between major cities and rural spots.
The Telegraph reports that more than two-thirds of people living in off-grid rural homes fear they would not be able to afford a heat pump if required to install one,
Devon Live reports that Tiverton & Honiton MP Richard Foord has accused the Government of failing to level up the South West
Pub is The Hub is a not-for-profit organisation, which offers independent specialist advice to publicans on rural services diversification or the options for the community ownership of pubs, so they
Sky News has featured the recently published research into rural homelessness which was commissioned by a group of key rural organisations including the Rural Services Network. The research found that
On 21 September 2022, the Government has outlined plans to help cut energy bills for businesses
The countryside is battling a ‘hidden homelessness’ crisis driven by soaring housing costs and a gaping shortfall in local authority funding, a new report shows
The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP launched the Spring Budget 2023 last week in Parliament and the Rural Services Network has been exploring some of the headline announcements to see
Annual Fuel Poverty Statistics published on 28 Feb 2023 for the year 2022 show that in 2022, households living in rural areas have a higher rate of fuel poverty and
CITY A.M. report a leading charity for older people has criticised the latest tranche of bank branch closures, saying it is making banking “really difficult.”
BBC reports that a new vision for rail travel in the West of England shows how the area could nearly halve journey times between major cities and rural spots.
The Telegraph reports that more than two-thirds of people living in off-grid rural homes fear they would not be able to afford a heat pump if required to install one, according to a new survey commissioned by Liquid Gas UK, which represents domestic heating fuel suppliers.
Devon Live reports that Tiverton & Honiton MP Richard Foord has accused the Government of failing to level up the South West
Pub is The Hub is a not-for-profit organisation, which offers independent specialist advice to publicans on rural services diversification or the options for the community ownership of pubs, so they
Sky News has featured the recently published research into rural homelessness which was commissioned by a group of key rural organisations including the Rural Services Network. The research found that
On 21 September 2022, the Government has outlined plans to help cut energy bills for businesses
The countryside is battling a ‘hidden homelessness’ crisis driven by soaring housing costs and a gaping shortfall in local authority funding, a new report shows
The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP launched the Spring Budget 2023 last week in Parliament and the Rural Services Network has been exploring some of the headline announcements to see their impact for rural communities. Indeed, whether the policies introduced have been rural proofed at all is up for discussion with rural mentioned only once in the whole 122 page document (apart from in the title of DEFRA).
Annual Fuel Poverty Statistics published on 28 Feb 2023 for the year 2022 show that in 2022, households living in rural areas have a higher rate of fuel poverty and a much larger fuel poverty gap