Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
25 Feb 2018
Rural broadband ‘vital’ service – Gove
Better rural broadband is as vital as the HS2 high-speed rail link, Defra secretary Michael Gove has said. Broadband is a public good of critical interest and vital benefit to...
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20 Feb 2018
Rural bus network under pressure
Public funding cuts are contributing to a dramatic shrinking of Britain’s bus network, suggests a study. Britain’s bus routes have lost 134 million miles of coverage over the past decade...
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19 Feb 2018
Calor launches £50k rural grant scheme
Rural communities throughout the UK could be eligible for funding from the Calor Rural Community Fund. Established in 2017, the fund from energy provider Calor aims to give off-grid communities...
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18 Feb 2018
Church spires to boost broadband
Church spires across the UK will be used to boost digital connectivity and broadband speeds in rural areas. The decision follows an agreement between the government and the Church of...
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14 Feb 2018
4G antenna tackles broadband not-spots
A 4G antenna launched by telecoms giant EE can connect isolated rural homes to superfast broadband. The 4G antenna is being introduced following trials in Cumbria where it providing rural homes with...
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12 Feb 2018
Study probes broadband availability
A 10-minute survey aims to uncover how broadband availability impacts on rural businesses in England. The survey is being undetaken by Jenny Bennett – a final year student at Harper...
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07 Feb 2018
Rural broadband ‘still in slow lane’
Campaigners say many rural areas still lack adequate broadband – although connections are getting faster. The government says it has delivered on a manifesto commitment to extend superfast broadband to...
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01 Feb 2018
New leadership for Parliamentary group
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rural Services has elected two MPs as it new co-chairs. Co-chairs Philip Dunne, MP (Ludlow) and Rebecca Pow, MP (Taunton Deane) were elected on Tuesday...
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01 Feb 2018
New leadership for rural group in Parliament
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Thursday, 1 February 17 Meeting in Parliament on 30th January the All – Party Group on Rural Services elected new Co-Chairs, Philip Dunne, MP (Ludlow...
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19 Jan 2018
Rural areas lack cash machines
Rural communities are among 200 areas in Britain with few or no cash machines. Consumer group Which? says the communities might be hardest hit by proposals that could reduce the...
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