Access to services
29 Jan 2026
Petition launched calling on the Government to protect terrestrial television
The Rural Services Network and Silver Voices are both members of the Broadcast 2040+ campaign: a broad coalition of organisations working to ensure that free-to-air terrestrial television – service received...
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19 Jan 2026
APPG For Rural Services Sets Priorities For The Year Ahead
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Rural Services held its Annual General Meeting at Westminster last week. The meeting brought together MPs and Peers to agree the Group’s focus for...
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19 Jan 2026
Digital Landscape Overhaul Needed To Boost Connectivity And Drive Growth
Britain risks falling further behind global competitors unless persistent gaps in mobile and broadband coverage are tackled and the digital landscape overhauled, parliamentarians warn in a new report. The Digital...
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05 Jan 2026
New DfT Connectivity Tool Now Live
The Department for Transport has launched a new Connectivity Tool, designed to help policymakers, planners, researchers and communities better understand how well different places are connected by transport. The tool...
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05 Jan 2026
New Satellite Technology Could Transform Rural Connectivity
The Countryside Alliance recently hosted a parliamentary roundtable on rural digital connectivity, bringing together parliamentarians, policymakers and industry experts to explore how next-generation technology could help close the digital divide...
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08 Dec 2025
£3bn Funding Settlement Unveiled For Local Bus Services
The government has announced a £3 billion funding package to support bus services and infrastructure across England, aiming to deliver more frequent, reliable and affordable services for passengers. The announcement...
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18 Nov 2025
Removing Rural Barriers Could Unlock Major Opportunities
The House of Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee has today published its report Social Mobility: Local Roots, Lasting Change setting out how educational and work opportunities must be better integrated...
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18 Nov 2025
Rural Connectivity Questions Raised In Parliament
Rural connectivity featured prominently in Parliament last week, with concerns raised both during departmental Oral Answers to Questions and later at Prime Minister’s Questions. During Science, Innovation and Technology questions,...
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10 Nov 2025
Patients To Benefit From Cutting-Edge NHS Care At Home
New digital technologies will enable more NHS patients to receive care from home, under a national rollout announced last week. Dozens of areas in England are introducing remote-monitoring tools through...
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03 Nov 2025
MPs Warn Rural Communities Risk Missing Out from Bus Services Act Reforms
Thousands of passengers could benefit from more reliable bus services after the Government’s Bus Services Act became law on 27 October 2025. The legislation gives councils new powers to protect...
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