
Rural businesses ‘need broadband action’
The government is being urged to “double-down” on its roll-out of broadband to rural areas to boost innovation and narrow the digital divide. The call was made by the Association of Independent
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
The government is being urged to “double-down” on its roll-out of broadband to rural areas to boost innovation and narrow the digital divide. The call was made by the Association of Independent
Older people continue to make up a higher proportion of the population in rural and coastal areas than urban areas, confirm the latest government statistics. The Rural Services Network says this
A new opportunity is available for those with good ideas for rural communities to be awarded research travel grants. Applicants with new ideas on how to improve rural life in
Somerset residents are being asked to have their say on a new strategy to shape the future of public transport in the county. Somerset County Council’s draft Passenger Transport Strategy strives to
More than £300,000 is now available for community projects that get tough on litter, the government has announced. Further information on the Litter Innovation Fund is available on the WRAP
MPs are asking for help to shape an inquiry into the decline of the bus market in England outside London. Bus service use is in decline in England, according to
An outreach team is pioneering the use of live-streamed video from a drone to help support workers to find people sleeping rough in remote rural and coastal locations. Live footage from
Police are warning rural motorists to slow down and expect the unexpected on country roads this summer. It comes after a tractor had to swerve to avoid a car, causing the
England’s tourism sector risks being overwhelmed by record number of visitors and growing skills gaps, say council leaders. The UK’s tourism sector provides 3.1m jobs – many of them in
One of the most rural parts of the UK now has the fastest broadband following a long-running community campaign. Following a campaign begun over four years ago, almost 400 homes
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
The government is being urged to “double-down” on its roll-out of broadband to rural areas to boost innovation and narrow the digital divide. The call was made by the Association of Independent
Older people continue to make up a higher proportion of the population in rural and coastal areas than urban areas, confirm the latest government statistics. The Rural Services Network says this
A new opportunity is available for those with good ideas for rural communities to be awarded research travel grants. Applicants with new ideas on how to improve rural life in
Somerset residents are being asked to have their say on a new strategy to shape the future of public transport in the county. Somerset County Council’s draft Passenger Transport Strategy strives to
More than £300,000 is now available for community projects that get tough on litter, the government has announced. Further information on the Litter Innovation Fund is available on the WRAP
MPs are asking for help to shape an inquiry into the decline of the bus market in England outside London. Bus service use is in decline in England, according to
An outreach team is pioneering the use of live-streamed video from a drone to help support workers to find people sleeping rough in remote rural and coastal locations. Live footage from
Police are warning rural motorists to slow down and expect the unexpected on country roads this summer. It comes after a tractor had to swerve to avoid a car, causing the
England’s tourism sector risks being overwhelmed by record number of visitors and growing skills gaps, say council leaders. The UK’s tourism sector provides 3.1m jobs – many of them in
One of the most rural parts of the UK now has the fastest broadband following a long-running community campaign. Following a campaign begun over four years ago, almost 400 homes