31 Dec 2021
November 2021
Recent RSN reports feature in the below article about rural poverty, in the latest edition of Prospect magazine:
Prospect – Poverty in rural Britain is too often overlooked—as my story shows
October 2021
An article by Graham Biggs, Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network, has been published by:
The Planner – Levelling up is failing to solve the rural housing and planning crisis
September 2021
An article by Councillor Cecilia Motley, Chair of the Rural Services Network, has been published by:
Local Government First magazine – Levelling up to revitalise rural areas
VICE – UK Rent Prices Are Rising Four Times Faster in the Countryside Than in Cities
Following the launch of the The State of Care in County and Rural Areas Report, released by the County Councils Network (CCN) and the Rural Services Network (RSN), the report has been featured in the following media articles:
The Times – We mustn’t underestimate the impact of social care reform on councils
LocalGov – County council leaders warn social care reforms ‘fall short’
August 2021
Following the release of the the report ‘Towards the UK Shared Prosperity Fund’ the Rural Services Network have been featured in the following media articles:
The Independent – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims
The Independent – Rural communities left out of Tories’ levelling-up fund
MSN – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims (Link expired)
LocalGov – Rural communities ‘overlooked’ in levelling-up funding, report finds
Yorkshire Times – Rural Communities ‘Overlooked’ In Whitehall’s Allocation Of Post-brexit Levelling Up Fund
The Planner – Report: Rural communities missing out on levelling-up cash
Government Business – Rural communities overlooked in ‘levelling up’ funding
Farming UK – Rural areas ‘overlooked’ in post-Brexit levelling up funds
Love by Life – Rural areas excluded from treasury leveling cash, report says (Link expired)
Eminetra – Treasury Level Up Rural Areas Excluded from Cash, Report Claims (Link expired)
TWNews – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims (Link expired)
BusinessFast – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims (Link expired)
Tech Register – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims (Link expired)
NewsBreak – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims
Knowledia News (UK) – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims (Link expired)
NewsGroove Uk – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims (Link expired)
Vietnam Explorer News Channel – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims (Link expired)
Business Mayor – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims (Link expired)
The World News – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims (Link expired)
North East Post – Rural Communities ‘Overlooked’ In Whitehall’s Allocation Of Post-brexit Levelling Up Fund
Lancashire Times – Rural Communities ‘Overlooked’ In Whitehall’s Allocation Of Post-brexit Levelling Up Fund (Link expired)
Cumbria Times – Rural Communities ‘Overlooked’ In Whitehall’s Allocation Of Post-brexit Levelling Up Fund
East Anglian Daily Times – Rural Suffolk missing out on levelling up cash, report says
London News Time – Treasury Level Up Rural Areas Excluded from Cash, Report Claims (Link expired)
MSN Ireland – Rural areas left out of Treasury’s levelling-up cash, report claims (Link expired)
June 2021
The Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network, Graham Biggs featured on Radio Devon on the 22nd of June to discuss planning legislation.
May 2021
The RSN Chief Executive Graham Biggs is quoted in a Times newspaper article discussing the need for affordable housing in rural communities:
The Times – How do we build more homes in the countryside?
*Please be aware you will require a Times subscription to be able to read the full article
March 2021
Detailed below is a roundup of the media coverage in March 2021 received from the release of our Revitalising Rural Campaign
(You can view information about this campaign here)
Regional press
Cumbria Crack (05/03/21)
Cumbria highways chief backs call for fair funding for rural public services
Yorkshire Times (04/03/21)
Government Urged To “Give People In Villages The Same Opportunity As Those Living In Bigger Towns And Cities”
Lancashire Times (04/03/21)
Government Urged To “Give People In Villages The Same Opportunity As Those Living In Bigger Towns And Cities”
Cumbria Times (04/03/21)
Government Urged To “Give People In Villages The Same Opportunity As Those Living In Bigger Towns And Cities”
Trade press
New Start (04/03/21)
Ministers urged to level up villages and rural areas
Dispensing Doctors Association (03/03/21)
Rural health service development flagged up in new report (link expired)
Broadcast
BBC Radio 4 (04/03/21)
At 05:51
BBC Somerset (04/03/21)
At 15:27, 15:52, 15:48,
Farming Today (04/03/21)
Budget support for rural businesses, chicken microbiome, gene editing in developing countries
