Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
03 Dec 2018
The post-Brexit countryside plans
Five hundred farmers and rural businesses met in Westminster on Thursday 28 November to discuss post-Brexit countryside plans with Environment Secretary Michael Gove, as reported by the Darlington and Stockton...
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03 Dec 2018
Developers allowed to build on countryside
New government plans reveal that developers will be allowed to build on woodland and open countryside areas if they pay a tariff to offset the damage and promote wildlife in...
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03 Dec 2018
Church calls for joined-up rural strategy
A Rural Strategy was agreed at the recent AGM of the Rural Services Network. This document calls upon the Government to take the lead to produce a comprehensive, long...
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03 Dec 2018
Fly-tipping costs mounting
Telford in Shropshire has been found to be England’s biggest fly-tipping hotspots with an average eight incidents per day, according to the Shropshire Star. Last year, £320,000 was spent on...
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28 Nov 2018
Podcast Episode – The market town with no bank
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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26 Nov 2018
Hospital services consistently failing
Nearly one fifth of hospitals consistently fail to hit waiting-time targets, according to new BBC analysis, with 29 hospital trusts out of 157 failing to meet a single target for...
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26 Nov 2018
Rural landlords face energy costs
The Farmers Guardian has warned that rural landlords could face an additional energy efficiency cost of up to £3,500 The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards introduced earlier this year prevented landlords...
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26 Nov 2018
Church calls summit to save rural schools
The Church of England will this week host a conference to brainstorm ways of supporting small, rural schools whilst ensuring they continue to offer the best education, according to an...
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26 Nov 2018
Drug-testing facilities in UK town centres
The parents of two teenagers killed by high-strength drugs have called for drug-testing facilities to be opened in town centres around the UK. Other countries such as the Netherlands, Switzerland...
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26 Nov 2018
£25k rural wildlife killing trips
The Mirror reports that a firm which organises hunting trips in the UK costing up to £25,000 has come under fire from animal welfare campaigners. The company, Europehunts.com, is jointly...
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