Rural Economy

The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.

The future of money project

The Bank of England have recently launched a project which is designed to engage the public in a major consultation on the future of money. Called Future Forum, they are

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9 million Brits put off rural move

58 per cent of UK adults have said they would not move to the countryside because of poor broadband, according to a new uSwitch report. The website MobileNews explores the

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Two-thirds of UK bank branches lost

New analysis from Which? suggests that nearly two thirds of the UK’s bank branches have closed over the past 30 years, the Mirror reports. Parliamentary records show that in 1988

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High street crisis intensifies

An average of 14 high street shops are closing every day, with only 1.569 new shops opening in the period between January and June 2018, an historic low. According to

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Government funds rural broadband

Philip Hammond on Monday announced £200 million of Government funding to extend full-fibre broadband to hard-to-reach rural areas. The Rural Gigabit Connectivity Programme will install hubs in public buildings such

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The Budget 2018 – Response review

There has been much comment on the Chancellor’s Budget in the press. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) welcomed the introduction of a Structures and Buildings Allowance for non-residential structures as

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O2 boosts rural 4G Coverage

UK mobile network operator, O2, has promised to improve 4G coverage in 330 rural towns and villages across the UK with a £45 million expansion project, according to TotalTelecom and

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Rural Economy

The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.

The future of money project

The Bank of England have recently launched a project which is designed to engage the public in a major consultation on the future of money. Called Future Forum, they are

Read More

9 million Brits put off rural move

58 per cent of UK adults have said they would not move to the countryside because of poor broadband, according to a new uSwitch report. The website MobileNews explores the

Read More

Two-thirds of UK bank branches lost

New analysis from Which? suggests that nearly two thirds of the UK’s bank branches have closed over the past 30 years, the Mirror reports. Parliamentary records show that in 1988

Read More

High street crisis intensifies

An average of 14 high street shops are closing every day, with only 1.569 new shops opening in the period between January and June 2018, an historic low. According to

Read More

Government funds rural broadband

Philip Hammond on Monday announced £200 million of Government funding to extend full-fibre broadband to hard-to-reach rural areas. The Rural Gigabit Connectivity Programme will install hubs in public buildings such

Read More

The Budget 2018 – Response review

There has been much comment on the Chancellor’s Budget in the press. The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) welcomed the introduction of a Structures and Buildings Allowance for non-residential structures as

Read More

O2 boosts rural 4G Coverage

UK mobile network operator, O2, has promised to improve 4G coverage in 330 rural towns and villages across the UK with a £45 million expansion project, according to TotalTelecom and

Read More