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03 Jul 2023

Changes to Government funding promises better quality affordable homes

It was announced last week that grant funding provided through the Government’s Affordable Homes Programme 2021-26, can now be used to fund replacement homes, alongside…

26 Jun 2023

NFU survey results show rural areas still significantly behind national averages for broadband and mobile connectivity

This week the NFU published its latest survey results into broadband and mobile connectivity. The report highlighted the lack of progress being made in both…

26 Jun 2023

Traders in a rural town say they’re experiencing cash shortages caused by bank closures

Traders in Bromyard, Herefordshire, have told the BBC that the town has been left short of cash and ‘forced to travel miles with their takings’…

26 Jun 2023

New scheme aims to tackle planning officer recruitment issues

The Government this week announced a new £1.59 million grant to fund and support a pilot scheme aimed at getting graduates into the planning sector.…

20 Jun 2023

Going Mobile: New report by Mobile UK reveals 21% of us only access internet through smartphone

A new report by Mobile UK, the industry body for the UK’s Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), has highlighted the growing digital divide between urban and…

20 Jun 2023

Government commits to strengthening local care systems

Following the publication of two key reports, the Government has committed to several measures to support Integrated Care Systems (ICS). The Hewitt Review and the…

13 Jun 2023

RSN briefs Gove on Rural Unfair Funding

Yesterday afternoon Kerry Booth, RSN Chief Executive, was alongside a group of Council Leaders who met with Rt Hon Michael Gove MP to talk about the…

12 Jun 2023

Government announces new initiative ‘Unleashing Rural Opportunity’

At the Countryside Future Conference last week, the Secretary of State for Rural Affairs, Therese Coffey, unveiled the Government’s new initiative Unleashing Rural Opportunity. She…