Press Releases
09 Dec 2019
RSN delighted to welcome new Chair of the Rural Services Partnership
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Rural Services Network is delighted to welcome Nik Harwood, Chief Executive of Young Somerset, to be the newly elected Chair of the Rural Services...
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03 Dec 2019
Rural services network writes to newspapers across the country to make rural voices heard ahead of election
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rural services network writes to newspapers across the country to make rural voices heard ahead of election National champion for rural services contacts editors at...
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06 Sep 2019
Rural Services Network Conference Renews Calls for a Rural Strategy
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rural Services Network Conference Renews Calls for a Rural Strategy The Rural Services Network Annual National Rural Conference, comprising over 120 representatives of rural local...
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08 Jul 2019
Government response to the report of the House of Lords Select Committee
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Government response to the report of the House of Lords Select Committee Graham Biggs, Chief Executive of The Rural Services Network (RSN) said: “It is...
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10 Jun 2019
National Rural Conference is launched!
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE We are pleased to be able to launch the bookings for our National Rural Conference in association with the Countryside and Community Research Institute at...
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29 Apr 2019
RSN response to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, 27 April 2019 Rural Services Network response to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy ‘Time for a strategy for the...
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18 Mar 2019
Government urged to produce new rural strategy ahead of Brexit
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, 1 March 2019 Rural services providers call on Government to seize opportunity to end “rural mainstreaming” Rural services providers and community organisations across England...
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16 Oct 2018
Rural Health & care Alliance Launches at the House of Commons
Tackling the Challenges of Rural Health & Care Tuesday 16th October: A new membership organisation dedicated to rural health and care across England is being launched at the House of...
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25 Jul 2018
Rural welcome for government’s digital connectivity plan
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, 25 July 2018 The Rural Services Network [1] has welcomed a government pledge to prioritise the connection of hard-to-reach rural areas to faster broadband services....
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01 May 2018
Rural residents face social care ‘postcode lottery’
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday, 1 May 2018 The present system of funding social care services is unsustainable and unfair for rural communities, the Rural Services Network [1] has warned. Service...
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