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.
14 Oct 2019
Barclays halts branch closures for two years
ITV News reports that Barclays bank has pledged not to close bank branches in remote areas, or where the bank is the last in the area for two years. Barclays...
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14 Oct 2019
The new £20 note unveiled
The bank of England have unveiled the design of the new £20 note featuring the artist JMW Turner It will be issued for the first time on 20 February 2020....
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30 Sep 2019
A quarter of rural businesses could be bankrupted by no-deal
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has warned that one in four rural businesses could be facing bankruptcy in a no-deal Brexit situation, as reported by the Guardian. In...
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30 Sep 2019
Local Government First Article – Time for a Rural Strategy
The Rural Services Network featured in this months Local Government First with an article about the Time for a Rural Strategy campaign Cllr Cecilia Motley (Con) is Chair of the...
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30 Sep 2019
Create jobs to protect high streets
The chief executive of the Centre for Cities, Andrew Carter, argues in a piece in The MJ this week that the best way to protect high streets is to create...
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30 Sep 2019
RSN Analysis – The English Indices of Deprivation 2019
The below spreadsheet presents information on the relative levels of deprivation in England at a local authority level. Analysis of levels of deprivation in England at local authority level (2019)...
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16 Sep 2019
Retailers call for action as shop closures soar
The Guardian covers news that retailers and unions have called for government action after new data shows the number of empty shops, pubs and restaurants is ‘rising at the fastest...
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16 Sep 2019
Disproportionate impact of high street decline
The decline of UK high streets has disproportionately impacted women and people outside of London, according to the Independent A new report by the Royal Society for the encouragement of...
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16 Sep 2019
Rural Economy Spotlight – September 2019
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities Rural Economy front and centre at...
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