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24 Oct 2023

Discover ‘MedTech For Beginners’: The Essential Podcast for Health Tech Innovators

The transformation of the healthcare sector through technology is nothing short of revolutionary. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a health professional, or simply someone curious…

24 Oct 2023

New research shows how community-owned businesses are committed to social and environmental action

Plunkett Foundation’s annual state of the sector report ‘Community Ownership: A Better Form of Business’ shows that despite facing significant challenges because of the cost-of-living…

24 Oct 2023

Invaluable role of Pub is The Hub in helping pubs to diversify their services and support people in rural communities highlighted in new report

Pub is The Hub has been featured in a new Localis report calling for more pub diversification support. In the report, commissioned by the British…

23 Oct 2023

CHIEF EXECUTIVE EDITORIAL: A roadmap out of isolation?

Transport and the potential economic fall out from decisions relating to HS2 have dominated recent headlines during the party conference period in a way that…

23 Oct 2023

Community Transport Week: The crucial role of Community Transport services within the wider transport network

Following a successful Community Transport Week, we asked Kevwe Oghide from the Community Transport Association to explain the impact of their work for rural areas:…

23 Oct 2023

Community Transport Week Round up: Myth Busters

As part of Community Transport Week, Better Transport has been busting some common myths about transport.  Our favourite is Myth 4: Public transport doesn’t work…

23 Oct 2023

Farming charity sees alarming increase in calls for help

The Lincolnshire Rural Support Network (LRSN) which supports farming and horticultural communities has said it had seen a 90% increase to its helpline in a…

23 Oct 2023

New report set to reveal the depth of support for traditional broadcast services

RSN is lending its support this week to the Silver Voices campaign which aims to highlight the importance of broadcast TV and Radio to elderly…

23 Oct 2023

Proposals unveiled for positive change in the rural economy

A series of policy recommendations to advocate for positive change in the rural economy, has been published by the Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) at…

16 Oct 2023

A week-long celebration of the impact of community transport!

Between October 16 and 21, 2023, communities across the UK will celebrate the vital role and inspiring work of Community Transport in helping millions of…