Future of Rural Areas

The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.

Support for ‘Pub is the Hub’

Trade journal Catering Today reported on the news that the Government has pledged £70,000 to the ‘Pub is the Hub’ scheme to support rural pubs. According to the Government press

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Farmers criticise plans for migrant workers

Following the Government’s new visa scheme announcement on Thursday, several farmers’ associations have criticised the plans as, ‘simply not enough’. The new visa scheme, announced by the Home Secretary and

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Footpaths access post-Brexit

A number of local and national papers reported that the walking charity, Ramblers, has urged that farmers to use their taxpayer subsidies to maintain footpaths on their land after Brexit.

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RBS to shut 54 bank branches

The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced it will close 54 branches across England and Wales in January 2019, with 258 jobs set to be lost. This follows 162 branch

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Secondary school ‘emergency’ warning

England facing secondary school places ‘emergency’, councils warn Multiple national newspapers and news channels covered warnings from the Local Government Association of an ‘emergency’ lack of places for incoming secondary

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Dorset hit hard by ageing population

Dorset to be among places hardest hit by Britain’s ageing population, figures reveal The Bournemouth Echo covered Office for National Statistics figures showing that rural and coastal areas have the

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No-deal Brexit paper on rural development

The government has repeated its assertion that rural development projects where funding has been agreed before the end of 2020 will be funded for their full lifetime. Defra issued the guarantee the

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Future of Rural Areas

The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.

Support for ‘Pub is the Hub’

Trade journal Catering Today reported on the news that the Government has pledged £70,000 to the ‘Pub is the Hub’ scheme to support rural pubs. According to the Government press

Read More

Farmers criticise plans for migrant workers

Following the Government’s new visa scheme announcement on Thursday, several farmers’ associations have criticised the plans as, ‘simply not enough’. The new visa scheme, announced by the Home Secretary and

Read More

Footpaths access post-Brexit

A number of local and national papers reported that the walking charity, Ramblers, has urged that farmers to use their taxpayer subsidies to maintain footpaths on their land after Brexit.

Read More

RBS to shut 54 bank branches

The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced it will close 54 branches across England and Wales in January 2019, with 258 jobs set to be lost. This follows 162 branch

Read More

Secondary school ‘emergency’ warning

England facing secondary school places ‘emergency’, councils warn Multiple national newspapers and news channels covered warnings from the Local Government Association of an ‘emergency’ lack of places for incoming secondary

Read More

Dorset hit hard by ageing population

Dorset to be among places hardest hit by Britain’s ageing population, figures reveal The Bournemouth Echo covered Office for National Statistics figures showing that rural and coastal areas have the

Read More

No-deal Brexit paper on rural development

The government has repeated its assertion that rural development projects where funding has been agreed before the end of 2020 will be funded for their full lifetime. Defra issued the guarantee the

Read More