Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
02 Aug 2018
Council unveils £70m plan to cut services
Northamptonshire County Council is to hold further meetings after outlining a drastic £70m plan to reduce services. Last month the council issued its section 114 notice barring non-statutory spend and...
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31 Jul 2018
Survey to inform rural economy evidence
An online survey has been launched to give people the chance to shape evidence to a House of Lords inquiry into the rural economy. The Countryside Alliance said it wanted...
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30 Jul 2018
Local communities tackle rural challenges
Rural communities are coming together to improve their quality of life but feel as though they are becoming more remote, suggests new research. The public survey looking in to how life is experienced in...
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26 Jul 2018
£45m investment in rural broadband
Rural businesses and communities are set to benefit from a £45m package to improve broadband access in the countryside, says the government. The new funding for the government’s Rural Broadband...
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26 Jul 2018
Police unveil rural crime strategy
Police chiefs have launched a rural affairs strategy to help combat crime in the countryside. The rural strategy was launched by the National Police Chiefs Council at a rural summit...
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26 Jul 2018
Farm Business Survey
The Rural Business Research Unit at Askham Bryan College is part of Rural Business Research; a national consortium of six Universities and Colleges delivering projects for government, levy-funded research bodies,...
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25 Jul 2018
Rural welcome for government’s digital connectivity plan
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, 25 July 2018 The Rural Services Network [1] has welcomed a government pledge to prioritise the connection of hard-to-reach rural areas to faster broadband services....
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24 Jul 2018
Revised planning policy published
New planning rules will make it easier for councils to challenge poor quality and unattractive development – and give communities a greater voice about local development, says the government. Building attractive...
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24 Jul 2018
Rural welcome for digital connectivity
The Rural Services Network has welcomed a government pledge to prioritise the connection of hard-to-reach rural areas to faster broadband services. The promise is contained in a national, long-term strategy...
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24 Jul 2018
‘Outreach’ Post Office Services to Remote Rural Communities
Where it is difficult to deliver services to customers Post Office have come up with innovative solutions so that we operate in even the remotest parts of the UK. The Post...
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