Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
18 Nov 2019
Labour pledges free full-fibre broadband for all
The BBC reports that Labour has promised to give every home and business in the UK free full-fibre broadband by 2030, if it wins the general election The party would nationalise...
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11 Nov 2019
Post Office signs new agreement with 28 UK banks to provide everyday banking services
The Post Office has announced a new agreement with 28 UK banks to ensure that millions of their customers continue to have national, free access to everyday banking services. Our...
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04 Nov 2019
Check out the broadband speeds for your constituency!
Recently released data from the Government shows broadband speeds for every constituency in the country Click on the link below and type in your constituency to see your data. →...
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04 Nov 2019
£1 billion deal set to solve poor mobile coverage
According to the Government’s press release, “Poor mobile phone coverage will be a thing of the past as the Government champions a £1 billion deal with the mobile phone industry...
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04 Nov 2019
Ofcom backs mast sharing to improve connectivity
The Financial Times reports that the telecoms regulator Ofcom has backed a plan for the sector to share masts and build new towers in remote areas in order to tackle...
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04 Nov 2019
Spotlight on an affordable place to live
The RSN is calling on government to produce a fully funded, comprehensive rural strategy. In this strategy there are a number of areas which we believe are linked, and need...
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28 Oct 2019
Barclays agrees to continue cash back services at Post Offices
Following criticism from MPs, Barclays has reversed controversial plans to stop cash withdrawal services from post offices, reports the City AM The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee was...
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28 Oct 2019
Baroness Randerson: Reinvigorate buses urgently
Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Baroness Randerson has written an opinion piece for the website PoliticsHome.com in which she argues that the bus network needs to be ‘urgently’ reinvigorated She calls...
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28 Oct 2019
Spotlight on a place to learn and grow
The RSN is calling on government to produce a fully funded, comprehensive rural strategy. In this strategy there are a number of areas which we believe are linked, and need...
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21 Oct 2019
Spotlight on a digitally connected countryside
The RSN is calling on government to produce a fully funded, comprehensive rural strategy. In this strategy there are a number of areas which we believe are linked, and need...
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