Access to services
30 Jan 2023
MPs urged to support rural shops pledge
Launched last week, the 2023 Rural Shop Report (produced by the Association of Convenience Stores ACS) demonstrates the close links that rural retailers have with their communities, their importance as...
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30 Jan 2023
Almost one in 10 local bus services axed over last year in Great Britain
The Guardian reports that almost one in 10 local bus services were axed in Great Britain in the last year despite government promises to improve local transport connectivity being a...
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30 Jan 2023
MPs told parts of eastern England are public transport desert
The BBC reports that MPs have been told that parts of the East of England are a “public transport desert” Andrew Summers, the strategic director of Transport East, which oversees...
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30 Jan 2023
Learners in rural areas have to travel 70 miles for driving test, research shows
The Express reports that campaigners have condemned the “chaos” in the testing system which has left would-be drivers facing an average backlog of 15 weeks The scramble for appointments means...
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16 Jan 2023
South West rural bus services underfunded
Teignmouth Today reports that local campaigners battling to save south Devon’s rural bus services have said the fight goes on Dawlish and Teignbridge councillor Alison Foden has been fighting to...
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09 Jan 2023
Broadcast 2040+ campaign update
Since the summer launch of Broadcast 2040+, the campaign has gone from strength to strength. The campaign has expanded the coalition of partners (of which the Rural Services Network is...
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09 Jan 2023
Rural villages lose out as bus services are cut back
The Henley Standard reports that services calling at two rural villages near Henley are to be reduced in a hit to local transport services The 800 Arriva bus will now...
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03 Jan 2023
England’s £2 bus fare cap may not save rural routes, campaigners fear
The Guardian reports that campaigners have voiced concern that more bus services will be cut once the recently announced £2 cap on bus fares expires The winter fares deal will...
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19 Dec 2022
Bus fares will be capped at £2 to ease cost of living
The BBC reports that more than 130 bus operators outside London will begin capping single adult fares at £2 next month as part of a government-funded scheme to help people...
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28 Nov 2022
‘Uber’ minibuses open route out of rural isolation
The Times reports that a new £50million “Uber for the countryside” is being launched by councils to help rural populations who have become more isolated due to declining bus services...
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