Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
18 Feb 2019
Plans for a single Yorkshire Mayor denied
Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has for the time being ruled out the possibility of a Yorkshire metro mayor, according to The Municipal Journal (The MJ). Brokenshire said that current plans...
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18 Feb 2019
Campaign to protect cash
The Federation of Small Businesses and Which? have jointly called for a regulator to ensure companies and shoppers who rely on cash are not disadvantaged, as reported by CityA.M. It...
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18 Feb 2019
Podcast Episode – The Brexit vote in rural communities
Carole Walker, is a former political news correspondent with the BBC. She has developed her own Podcast called ‘The View from Here’ and has kindly allowed the Rural Services Network...
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11 Feb 2019
The State of Rural Services Report launched in Parliament
Basic mobile calls are not possible across main networks in a third of rural homes. The report also finds that rural residents are losing out as bus services are scrapped....
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11 Feb 2019
Countryside being let down by mobile phone giants
The Telegraph and Mail both reported on Rural England’s biannual State of Rural Services report, which fund that a third of rural households are unable to make a basic mobile...
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11 Feb 2019
Education Secretary under pressure for rural school funding
The Education Secretary Damian Hinds is under pressure from members of his own party regarding funding for rural schools, according to the Tes. In particular, Esther McVey MP for Tatton...
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11 Feb 2019
Post office missing out on profits
The Express and Star reported on last week’s Treasury Select Committee hearing during which the Post Office banking director revealed the Post Office makes no profit from providing high street...
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11 Feb 2019
Police join forces to fight rural crime
Six police forces across the north of England joined forces on Thursday 7 February as part of an ongoing country-wide operation to tackle rural crime, according to a release by...
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11 Feb 2019
Fewer T level subjects in rural areas
Tes reported on comments from the chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, acknowledging that that students in rural areas are likely to have access to a...
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04 Feb 2019
Minimum 10Mb download speed is not ambitious enough
Next year everyone in the UK will have the right to request a broadband connection with a minimum 10Mb download speed, but according to a recent survey conducted by Broadband...
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