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14 Nov 2022
Bus and adult care services face cuts, English councils warn
Councils across England have warned that they are likely to start cutting everyday services from next year as their finances are squeezed, with some fearing…
14 Nov 2022
The rural communities living in fear of the plague of HGVs
The Telegraph reports that rural campaigners are calling for a total ban on heavy lorries using village roads as a time and cost-cutting shortcut The…
14 Nov 2022
Town and Parish Councils in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk – Rural Mobility Survey
Transport East are launching our first Rural Mobility Survey. This survey will reveal a wider picture of the connectivity challenges and opportunities in their region…
07 Nov 2022
Cost-of-living crisis in the countryside
The below article written by RSN Chair Cecilia Motley is featured in this months Local Government First (click here to view this article). (NB it was written…
07 Nov 2022
Major report highlights region’s ‘transport deserts’
The Eastern Daily Press reports a major new report has found that two-thirds of those from the region’s rural areas are living in ‘transport deserts’…
07 Nov 2022
Revving up broadband in rural Shropshire
Founded in 2009, Airband is an independent internet service provider bringing high speed broadband to homes, business and industry in rural and hard-to-reach areas. Their…
31 Oct 2022
Free broadband for village halls available
Airband is a provider of rural broadband services and this year is working closely with the Rural Services Network to sponsor their popular seminar programme.…
31 Oct 2022
A new leadership for rural?
Blog Post by Kerry Booth, Chief Executive Designate of RSN As we prepare again at the RSN to write to the new group of Ministers,…
31 Oct 2022
Hardship and heartbreak as Devon families lose homes to Airbnb lets
The Guardian reports from key workers to bar staff, parts of county increasingly off limits as landlords and investors cash in Some of those who have…
31 Oct 2022
You think twice about driving’: Fuel prices rise again
BBC reports that the price of diesel at UK pumps has gone above £1.90 for the first time in nearly three months The amount motorists…
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