Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
06 Sep 2021
Classic car owners face long road ahead for fuel as rural pumps switch to greener petrol
The Telegraph reports that, rural fuel stations which maintain single-pump forecourts will begin to solely stock new standard E10 petrol, despite it not being compatible with older car engines Already...
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31 Aug 2021
Rural new-build market on the rise
The Today Conveyancer reports that an increased demand for country living has encouraged housing developers and local authorities to create more homes, resulting in an increase of new-build developments in...
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23 Aug 2021
Rural districts house prices rising five times faster than London
Yorkshire Live reports that city buyers looking for homes in rural areas may be responsible for the 29.4% rise in Yorkshire house prices over the last year Across the UK,...
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23 Aug 2021
Charity fears people maybe unaware of countryside threat
Stourbridge News reports that residents who may be affected by new housing developments proposed in the Black Country Plan may not be aware of the threat to their countryside The...
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02 Aug 2021
Somerset council leaders seek Government help on phosphates halting new homes
A significant number of planning applications that would deliver 11,000 new homes in Somerset are on hold due to water quality issues impacting sites such as the Somerset Levels and...
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26 Jul 2021
Rural vacuum for getting hold of cash
New Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) research has found that fewer than half (45%) of residents in rural areas have a bank branch within 5km of their home, forcing those living...
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26 Jul 2021
Future of Cash
With the Treasury’s consultation on access to cash now open, the ATM deployer NoteMachine is seeking the views and input of its allied stakeholders As part of a new report...
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26 Jul 2021
Revised plans for housing development at Birch Close in Freshwater
A proposed Freshwater development has been reduced after objectors feared the ‘destructive’ effect it could have on their quiet cul-de-sac, according to the Island Echo Nearly 50 objections against the...
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26 Jul 2021
Ian Botham highlights the importance of shooting to the environment and economy
The Daily Mail reports that England cricket legend Lord Botham has backed a rural partnership of nine organisations, including the Countryside Alliance, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and...
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12 Jul 2021
Planning Debate
On Thursday 15th July, Bob Seely MP has called a Westminster Hall Debate on the future of the planning system and the upcoming Planning Bill The Rural Services Network has...
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