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14 Apr 2020
Food deliveries from volunteers provide lifeline
Families in parts of rural England say they are totally dependent on volunteers delivering food during the coronavirus crisis In rural England many households face…
14 Apr 2020
Rural counties see a spike in covid-19 cases amid fury over ‘Coronavirus holidays’
The Conversation, an online publication that publishes academic articles, published data from genetics professor Tim Spector’s COVID-19 symptom tracker app which suggests that people leaving…
14 Apr 2020
Ministers urged to step up help to stop people choosing between ‘heating and eating’ amid coronavirus crisis
Politics Home reported that a coalition of Liberal Democrat, Labour, SNP and Green MPs have written to Business Secretary Alok Sharma to demand a major…
14 Apr 2020
Young Somerset digitised their 1-to-1 therapy service in just one week
Four weeks ago Young Somerset were supporting 350 young people a week through face-to-face youth work and interventions. Their digital infrastructure could best be described…
06 Apr 2020
The remote and rural hospitals at threat from coronavirus
The health publication HSJ reports that the coronavirus outbreak is currently a highly regionalised feature in the UK This means that hospitals in more remote…
06 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: ‘Stay at home’ plea as Easter holiday starts
People are being warned to stay away from England’s rural beauty spots amid the coronavirus lockdown, despite expected warm weather over this weekend and as…
30 Mar 2020
Possible impact of changes to the calculation of sparsity/rurality cost in the Fair Funding Review
At the Rural Services Network we recently sent to all of our local authority SPARSE-Rural members (for whom we carry out work and representations on…
30 Mar 2020
Rural ‘hospital deserts’ at most risk of being overwhelmed
Sky News reports on research published by Oxford University’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science that warns of potential ‘hospital deserts’ – areas where demand for…
30 Mar 2020
Coronavirus check points established across the country
Several media outlets including the BBC report that road checkpoints are being set up around the country to determine if drivers’ journeys are essential The…
30 Mar 2020
Broadband and the road to 5G inquiry
MPs have launched an inquiry into Broadband and road to 5G to examine Government’s pledge to ensure every home and business in the UK has…
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