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15 Apr 2019
Raising awareness of Parkinson’s in rural communities
The Rural Services Partnership (RSP) is working in partnership with Parkinson’s UK in rural communities throughout England to address issues such as vulnerability, isolation and…
01 Apr 2019
Council leader argues for fairer rural funding
Derbyshire County Council leader Barry Lewis has argued for a fairer funding settlement for rural areas in the Local Government Chronicle this week. He cites…
25 Mar 2019
Shadow Defra Minister: ‘Rural areas not Gov priority’
Shadow Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs David Drew MP has written a piece in the Stroud News and Journal about the ‘challenges’…
18 Mar 2019
Government urged to produce new rural strategy ahead of Brexit
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, 1 March 2019 Rural services providers call on Government to seize opportunity to end “rural mainstreaming” Rural services providers…
18 Mar 2019
How to reduce rural ambulance waits
An article from the BBC discusses how the NHS is promising to reduce the gap between how long it takes to get a 999 response…
11 Mar 2019
Council warns of £1bn social care black hole
Following the announcement that councils will be allowed to raise taxes by 2.99 per cent in 2019/2020, town hall leaders warned of a £1 billion…
11 Mar 2019
Rural England – A different place demands a different strategy
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the last Rural White Paper a wide range of rural advocates from across the country will consider how a new Rural…
11 Mar 2019
Ambulance wait times longer in rural areas
The BBC is allowing people to find out the average ambulance response times in their area, after it emerged that some rural communities have to…
11 Mar 2019
Knife crime rising fastest in rural areas
The Guardian reports on 10th March about how Knife crime is rising at a much steeper rate in the home counties and rural provinces than in London…
25 Feb 2019
A different place demands a different strategy – Rural England, Conference, 8 March
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the last Rural White Paper, a one day conference will consider how a new Rural Strategy can deliver…
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