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New measures a major win for rural coverage

Ofcom has found that broadband speeds across the UK increased throughout 2018, with the number of homes and small businesses that cannot access a ‘decent’ connection halving, ComputerWeekly.com reported. A

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High street report findings

The BBC reported on the publication of Sir John Timpson’s High Street Report. The report noted that a combination of internet shopping and the convenience of ‘out of town’ retailing

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Farming revolution – winners and losers

New farming technology could be used to solve post-Brexit labour shortages but must be introduced carefully to avoid negative social impact, according to researchers from the University of East Anglia.

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RSN RESPONSE – Provisional Settlement

RSN response to Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement The Rural Services Network has long campaigned for fairer funding for rural areas and it today welcomed the additional £16million allocation to the

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Worst broadband blackspots revealed

Greenmeadows Park in Gloucestershire has been revealed as the UK’s slowest residential street for broadband, according to a survey by USwitch. The road, in the village of Bamfurlong, has an

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Local government funding

Local Government Secretary James Brokenshire announced last week the Government’s proposed 2.8 per cent funding increase for local authorities, as reported by PublicFinance.co.uk. This is, however, dependent on local authorities

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Access to cash in rural areas

MP’s have recently debated the issue of access to cash machines in rural areas.   The full debate can be viewed in Hansard here  The RSN is concerned about the

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News

New measures a major win for rural coverage

Ofcom has found that broadband speeds across the UK increased throughout 2018, with the number of homes and small businesses that cannot access a ‘decent’ connection halving, ComputerWeekly.com reported. A

Read More

High street report findings

The BBC reported on the publication of Sir John Timpson’s High Street Report. The report noted that a combination of internet shopping and the convenience of ‘out of town’ retailing

Read More

Farming revolution – winners and losers

New farming technology could be used to solve post-Brexit labour shortages but must be introduced carefully to avoid negative social impact, according to researchers from the University of East Anglia.

Read More

RSN RESPONSE – Provisional Settlement

RSN response to Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement The Rural Services Network has long campaigned for fairer funding for rural areas and it today welcomed the additional £16million allocation to the

Read More

Worst broadband blackspots revealed

Greenmeadows Park in Gloucestershire has been revealed as the UK’s slowest residential street for broadband, according to a survey by USwitch. The road, in the village of Bamfurlong, has an

Read More

Local government funding

Local Government Secretary James Brokenshire announced last week the Government’s proposed 2.8 per cent funding increase for local authorities, as reported by PublicFinance.co.uk. This is, however, dependent on local authorities

Read More

Access to cash in rural areas

MP’s have recently debated the issue of access to cash machines in rural areas.   The full debate can be viewed in Hansard here  The RSN is concerned about the

Read More