Promoting Rural Best practice

The RSP provides a unique opportunity for its members to promote and highlight topical examples of rural best practice, case studies and pilot projects. 

The RSP also raises awareness of the excellent work currently being delivered by rural practitioners in England.

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04 Dec 2023

Over 15,000 Free to Use ATMs Lost Since 2018

The number of free to use cash machines available in the UK has fallen by almost 30% in the last five years, according to new figures from the Association of...

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27 Nov 2023

Rural businesses show resilience, but investment curtailed by rising costs

Rising costs are causing serious and widespread problems for rural businesses in parts of England which is curtailing their ability to invest and grow, according to a major new survey...

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20 Nov 2023

RSN joins celebrations as coalition wins Campaign of the Year award

RSN has joined partners in the ‘Rural Homelessness Counts’ Coalition to celebrate its win at the Affordable Housing Awards 2023. The campaign “Homelessness in the Countryside – A Hidden Crisis”...

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20 Nov 2023

Winners of the Rural Community Business Awards 2023 announced

Six inspirational community-owned businesses from across the UK and the people behind them have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to their communities, and as being the most inspiring businesses...

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20 Nov 2023

Vintage van connecting rural communities over a cuppa

Trent & Dove, a Housing Association working across Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, has found new ways to reach isolated rural communities. It says its Coffee Connect service, an orange vintage...

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13 Nov 2023

How digitally connected can you be?

Mobile UK has launched a new survey, asking us to identify how connected we are.  The survey asks a series of questions which prompts people to reconsider their usage of...

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06 Nov 2023

Community businesses are committed to social and environmental action

New research by Plunkett Foundation has shown that community businesses are committed to social and environmental action despite facing multiple challenges which are threatening the economic viability of many businesses...

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06 Nov 2023

Join NICRE to explore the state of rural enterprise

The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) will shine a spotlight on how businesses in rural areas are responding to the major challenges affecting the UK economy and the...

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30 Oct 2023

APPG report shows lack of services is impacting on dementia diagnosis for rural patients

A new joint report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia and the Alzheimer’s Society has revealed that poor access to, or a lack of services in rural areas,...

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25 Oct 2023

Two Generations’ Latest Homeshare Webinar

Chaired by Luciana Berger, CEO of iNHouse Communications, and a former Managing Director at Edelman, where she specialised in health policy, Luciana was previously the Member of Parliament for Liverpool...

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