Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
24 Jun 2018
Call to enter 2018 High Street awards
Rural communities across the UK are being urged to back their local high streets by entering them into the Great British High Street Awards 2018. Tun by the Ministry of...
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20 Jun 2018
Rural residents face banking challenge
Rural residents find it harder to get to a bank and tend not to be able to use online banking, says the Financial Conduct Authority The latest FCA report puts...
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20 Jun 2018
Framework could ease broadband provision
An updated wayleave framework could speed up the roll-out of rural broadband while ensuring fair treatment for landowners. The updated national Rural Communications Agreement was developed by the Country Land...
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18 Jun 2018
Funding seeks to ease pressure on services
Projects to reduce pressure on rural public services by helping migrant workers and their families are being launched in Cambridgeshire. Some £110,500 of government funding will be used to run English...
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15 Jun 2018
House of Lords inquiry into rural economy
A House of Lords committee is to investigate the challenges facing rural communities and the rural economy. It follows the appointment by peers of an ad hoc select committee to...
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14 Jun 2018
Council consults on rural library services
One of England’s largest county councils has teamed up with a charity to improve rural access to its library services. Devon’s libraries attracted 2.7 million visits last year – welcoming...
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13 Jun 2018
Vote for projects to receive rural funding
Rural residents are being encouraged to vote for local community projects that could receive up to £5000 in funding. The money is being made available by the Calor Rural Community...
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12 Jun 2018
Don’t forget rural police, minister told
The Home Office has been urged to remember rural communities when deciding how much money should be allocated to police forces to fight crime and anti-social behaviour. The plea was to...
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10 Jun 2018
Rural land grab ‘won’t solve housing crisis’
The compulsory purchase of farmland at agricultural prices for building will not solve the rural housing crisis, say landowners. MPs on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee are looking...
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09 Jun 2018
Councils team up to woo rural youngsters
Two rural councils have teamed up with two national park authorities in a bid to persuade youngsters to continue living in the countryside. Arts Council England and the Heritage Lottery...
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