Press Releases
11 Apr 2018
Court closures threaten rural access to justice
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Thursday, 12 April 2018 The Rural Services Network [1] has warned that the closure of magistrates’ courts is putting a strain on police budgets and threatening to undermine...
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29 Mar 2018
Rural Services Network responds to government’s ‘universal broadband’ pledge
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Thursday, 29 March 2018 The Rural Services Network [1] has responded to a government pledge that everyone in the UK will have a legal right to...
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22 Mar 2018
Rural Services Network responds to House of Lords
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Thursday, 22 March 2018 The Rural Services Network [1] has responded to a House of Lords report which recommends that government responsibility for rural issues should...
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07 Mar 2018
Planning review must be implemented in way that creates more affordable rural homes
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Wednesday, 7 March 2018 Rural Services Network [1] assistant director Andy Dean has commented on the launch of a government consultation on proposals for a major...
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06 Feb 2018
Welcome for the government’s change of heart on council funding for rural areas
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday, 6 February 17 Responding to a Ministerial written statement issued today, the Rural Services Network [1] has welcomed the Government’s decision to release extra funding...
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01 Feb 2018
New leadership for rural group in Parliament
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Thursday, 1 February 17 Meeting in Parliament on 30th January the All – Party Group on Rural Services elected new Co-Chairs, Philip Dunne, MP (Ludlow...
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30 Jan 2018
Rural vulnerability: Debate by MPs?
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday, 30 January 17 ‘Rural Vulnerability Matters’ was the theme of the Rural Vulnerability Day hosted last week in Westminster by Rebecca Pow MP (Taunton Deane)...
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17 Jan 2018
Funding cuts pile pressure on vital public services
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Wednesday, 17 January 2018 Rural local authorities are set to lose one third of their funding from central government – in a move which will pile...
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19 Dec 2017
Cautious welcome to local government provisional settlement
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday, 19 December 2017 Rural Services Network gives cautious welcome to provisional finance settlement for local government The Rural Services Network [1] has welcomed the government’s provisional...
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30 Nov 2017
RSN demands fairer funding for rural areas
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Thursday, 30 November 2017 Rural Services Network demands fairer funding for rural communities The Rural Services Network [1] is calling on the government to ensure that...
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