Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
09 Dec 2015
Impacts of austerity on local services (2015) – Local Authority Responses
The Rural Services Network have repeated a survey first carried out last year using their Sounding Board, established of Councillors from their Local Authority membership and also Parish Councillors from...
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09 Dec 2015
Impacts of austerity on local services (2015) – Parish Council Responses
The Rural Services Network have repeated a survey first carried out last year using their Sounding Board, established of Councillors from their Local Authority membership and also Parish Councillors from...
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01 Mar 2015
Successful neighbourhood planning
NEIGHBOURHOOD planning might be counted a success in terms of the number of communities now involved, though it can still be viewed as burdensome and challenging, finds Brian Wilson. Locality,...
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19 Nov 2014
Impacts of austerity on local services (2014) – Summary
The Rural Services Network have carried out their first survey using the Sounding Board established this year of Councillors from their Local Authority membership and also Parish Councillors from the...
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18 Nov 2014
Impacts of austerity on local services (2014) – Local Authority Responses
The Rural Services Network have carried out their first survey using the Sounding Board established this year of Councillors from their Local Authority membership and also Parish Councillors from the...
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18 Nov 2014
Impacts of austerity on local services (2014) – Parish Council Responses
The Rural Services Network have carried out their first survey using the Sounding Board established this year of Councillors from their Local Authority membership and also Parish Councillors from the...
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18 Nov 2013
Public Service Cuts – did we notice? The Voice of Rural Parishes
The BBC surveyed over 1000 people in a poll asking them about public service cuts The Headline from the results state: “Many people in the UK think the quality of...
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