The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
RURAL communities are being encouraged to take the lead on developing affordable homes in Northumberland. Northumberland County Council has approved a Community Housing Fund Policy which sets out how the council
Farmers increasingly rely on outside income to make a living, warns a rural fund founded by Prince Charles. Fewer than one in five family farms are making a profit from
AN independent high-profile commission aims to improve life for rural communities after the UK leaves the European Union. The Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
A £1.2m project aims to trail low-cost ways to reduce the risk of flash floods in rural communities. Led by geographers from Manchester university, the project’s goal is to show that landscape
RURAL researchers will visit two farmers’ markets to talk about food and farming – and how their work affects the products we buy. The researchers, from the Countryside and Community
Many rural homes could be heated by vegetable oil within the next five years, claims an industry report. Rural homes currently heated by oil could switch to a renewable alternative,
A county council is minimising verge growth on rural roadsides – and saving money at the same time. With over 4,970 miles of rural verges, Dorset County Council aims to reduce
A NEW initiative aims to help rural communities develop and manage their own housing project. Launched this autumn by Action in Rural Sussex (AiRS), the new service aims to increase
Northumberland County Council is spearheading a new initiative to ensure rural areas have a voice in the UK’s economic future. The local authority, in collaboration with Durham University’s Institute of Local
A group of rural residents have taken over their local petrol station in a bid to save it from closure. The Upper Dales Community Partnership has been granted a three-year
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The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
RURAL communities are being encouraged to take the lead on developing affordable homes in Northumberland. Northumberland County Council has approved a Community Housing Fund Policy which sets out how the council
Farmers increasingly rely on outside income to make a living, warns a rural fund founded by Prince Charles. Fewer than one in five family farms are making a profit from
AN independent high-profile commission aims to improve life for rural communities after the UK leaves the European Union. The Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
A £1.2m project aims to trail low-cost ways to reduce the risk of flash floods in rural communities. Led by geographers from Manchester university, the project’s goal is to show that landscape
RURAL researchers will visit two farmers’ markets to talk about food and farming – and how their work affects the products we buy. The researchers, from the Countryside and Community
Many rural homes could be heated by vegetable oil within the next five years, claims an industry report. Rural homes currently heated by oil could switch to a renewable alternative,
A county council is minimising verge growth on rural roadsides – and saving money at the same time. With over 4,970 miles of rural verges, Dorset County Council aims to reduce
A NEW initiative aims to help rural communities develop and manage their own housing project. Launched this autumn by Action in Rural Sussex (AiRS), the new service aims to increase
Northumberland County Council is spearheading a new initiative to ensure rural areas have a voice in the UK’s economic future. The local authority, in collaboration with Durham University’s Institute of Local
A group of rural residents have taken over their local petrol station in a bid to save it from closure. The Upper Dales Community Partnership has been granted a three-year
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