COVID-19
27 Jul 2020
A new life for the high street
The Social Market Foundation (SMF) reports on research suggesting that high street shopping units left empty by the collapse of retail businesses should be converted into new homes built by...
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27 Jul 2020
Issues raised at the 17th July meeting of the Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF)
The Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF) was established in March 2020 to enable open and regular dialogue between key rural stakeholder organisations and Defra on the impact of COVID-19 on...
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20 Jul 2020
Keep planning local – The LGA’s open statement on planning
The Rural Services Network is part of the Keep Planning Local Statement from the LGA: COVID-19 has demonstrated the incredible spirit of communities as they united to support each other...
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20 Jul 2020
More Affordable Housing needed says Commission
The Affordable Housing Commission has issued a report “Making Housing Affordable After Covid-19” Whilst not specifically about rural housing the report’s analysis and recommended 12 point housing recovery plan are...
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20 Jul 2020
Rise in wild camping hits beauty spots in rural areas
The Guardian reports that rural beauty spots and conservation areas are being put at risk by increasing numbers of wild campers leaving behind piles of rubbish and lighting fires –...
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20 Jul 2020
Reopening of rural schools ‘unrealistic’
The North Devon Gazette reports that headteachers in North Devon have welcomed the news that all children and young people will return to full-time education at the start of the...
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20 Jul 2020
Plunkett publish Ripple Effect Report
Plunkett and the Coop have published their report entitled Ripple Effect: the social impact of the rural community business sector and the Plunkett Foundation The report has recently been updated...
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20 Jul 2020
Midland rural businesses are innovating and exploring new markets
Business Live covers news that forward-thinking rural businesses in the Midlands are innovating and exploring new markets according to a new survey The data, from around 1,300 rural businesses, was...
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14 Jul 2020
Issues raised at the 10th July meeting of the Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF)
The Rural Impacts Stakeholder Forum (RISF) was established in March 2020 to enable open and regular dialogue between key rural stakeholder organisations and Defra on the impact of COVID-19 on...
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13 Jul 2020
The Rural Housing Alliance ask the Government to focus on rural housing
The Rural Services Network, along with the Rural Housing Alliance, the National Housing Federation and Acre, have written to Secretary of State Robert Jenrick MP in Rural Housing Week to...
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