Press Releases
20 Dec 2024
Rural Financial Crisis Deepens: RSN Analysis Exposes Stark Funding Inequities in Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement
The Rural Services Network (RSN) has conducted an initial analysis of the recent Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement and is deeply concerned about the implications for England’s rural communities. While...
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18 Nov 2024
Rural Local Authorities Unite to Demand Fair Funding in Upcoming Local Government Finance Settlement
Fifty-seven local authorities across England have united with the Rural Services Network (RSN) to address the unique financial challenges they face and to advocate for equitable funding in the forthcoming...
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04 Nov 2024
Rural Services Network Urges Government to Rethink Bus Fare Increase in Rural Areas
The Rural Services Network (RSN) is expressing significant concern following the announcement by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to increase the national bus fare cap to £3 until the end of...
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18 Jul 2024
RSN Chief Executive Kerry Booth Reacts to King’s Speech
It is always interesting to hear the policies outlined in the Kings Speech and see where the Government plans to focus its efforts in the coming months, however often it...
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08 Jul 2024
Rural Services Network Welcomes New Government and Prime Minister
As the Rural Services Network (RSN), the national advocate for rural services and communities, we extend our congratulations to the new government and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. We eagerly...
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24 Jun 2024
Ahead of the General Election, the Rural Coalition calls for stronger rural economies to boost national prosperity
24/06/2024 – The Rural Coalition, an alliance of twelve national organisations dedicated to enhancing rural life, is calling for attention to be given to boosting rural economies as part of...
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22 May 2024
Rural Services Network Responds to Prime Minister’s General Election Announcement
Rural Services Network Ramps Up Efforts to Secure Fair Funding for Rural Areas The Rural Services Network (RSN) acknowledges the Prime Minister’s announcement this evening of a general election to...
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03 May 2024
Unlocking Potential for National Prosperity This Bank Holiday
This Bank Holiday weekend, as countless families head to England’s rural and coastal areas, the Rural Services Network (RSN) urges policymakers and leaders to acknowledge the untapped potential and vibrancy...
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24 Jan 2024
Rural Services Delivery Grant Increases
The Rt Hon Michael Gove has today (24th Jan) through written statement announced that he proposes to increase the Rural Services Delivery Grant by £15million for 2024/2025 resulting in a...
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10 Nov 2023
RSN Chief Exec: “Lack of government funding has created a rural ticking timebomb.”
The Rural Services Network Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, backs Chief Medical Officer’s new report which urges government to address failings for older people in rural communities but says it can’t...
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