The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
Rural Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
27 Jan 2020
Visa launches scheme to enhance access to cash in rural areas
Electronic Payments International reported on news that Visa has launched an industry-wide ‘access to cash’ scheme to encourage retailers to offer cashback. The initiative specifically targets areas in the UK...
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27 Jan 2020
BT calls on fellow operators for investment fairness in rural UK network scheme
Computer Weekly followed up on BT’s calls for prior investments in UK mobile infrastructure to be recognised in formulating the operators’ investment in the Government’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) scheme....
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27 Jan 2020
Academic Research Survey on the Psychological Impact of Farm Crime in the UK
A new anonymous research survey has been launched to gather data on the wider implications of farm crime across the UK While many reports talk about the effect farm crime...
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27 Jan 2020
Kent County Council in push for last chance to secure rural funds
KentOnline are reminding readers that there is still time to tap into a council multi-million pound funding pot before it is wound down. Kent County Council’s Leader Programme will close...
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20 Jan 2020
BT boss warns Boris Johnson over rural threat to broadband pledge
The chief executive of BT has warned Boris Johnson that his election pledge of a broadband upgrade for the whole country will be impossible to deliver unless competition rules are...
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13 Jan 2020
Spotlight on our seminars – 2020 Programme
The Rural Services Network is excited to launch our RSN 2020 Seminar Programme Each year we provide a range of seminar/networking events across the breadth of the country, with one...
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13 Jan 2020
High Street suffers worst year on record
MailOnline reports that retail sales have fallen for the first time since records began in 1995, according to figures from figures from KPMG and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Total...
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13 Jan 2020
Government funding gives village halls a new lease of life
The Times has reported that village halls are enjoying an unexpected resurgence amidst widespread set-backs for shops and other rural services. Community halls that have been adapted have enjoyed renewed popularity...
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06 Jan 2020
CPRE Report: Reviving county farms
The CPRE have published a report titled ‘Reviving county farms‘. This report, prepared for CPRE by the New Economics Foundation, Shared Assets and Who Owns England?, shows that the opportunities...
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16 Dec 2019
Calls for more support to rural communities
The rural economy needs more support from the next Government to ensure it does not miss key targets such as climate change, the managing director of Madeleys Chartered Surveyors has...
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