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.
28 Oct 2021
Hartpury continue to shape the future of digital farming
Spades go in the ground this month at Hartpury’s agricultural campus and commercial farm to create a new kind of workspace with bespoke business support packages that are dedicated to...
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28 Oct 2021
What is English Rural Doing to Tackle Climate Change?
Ahead of the 26th annual COP26 Summit in Glasgow, where the UN brings together almost every country on earth to reach agreement on how to tackle climate change, we wanted to spotlight...
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28 Oct 2021
Devon pub launches craft cabin to help locals and receives top community award
The Lord-Lieutenant of Devon David Fursdon has officially opened a creative cabin at the Stoke Canon Inn in Stoke Canon, Devon. David Fursdon, Lord Lieutenant of Devon, cuts the ribbon to...
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28 Oct 2021
“We’re Here For You” – FCN’s message to all affected by Pig Industry Crisis
A passionate video featuring a livestock farmer talking about the challenges affecting the sector and how farm support charity The Farming Community Network (FCN) can help has been released. The...
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28 Oct 2021
Association elects tenant as a new Member to its Board
Author, journalist, associate editor, travel writer and photographer, Midge Todhunter has been elected as a Board Member of Penrith-based Eden Housing Association (EHA) The Association owns and manages approximately 2,000...
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28 Oct 2021
Addressing rural health inequalities as an anchor institution
Dorset County Hospital is the main provider of acute hospital services, and the largest employer, in West Dorset. As well as providing health services to our local community, we employ...
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28 Oct 2021
HRH Prince of Wales welcomes ‘Rural Catalyst’ initiative
HRH the Prince of Wales has highlighted the importance of work underway to tackle rural issues and foster rural innovation by welcoming the ‘Rural Catalyst’ collaboration between the National Innovation...
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28 Oct 2021
Summer, a time of rest… or not!!
The last six months does seem to have flown by and been a time of increasing workload. Summer has brought with it what seems to be an interest in the...
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25 Oct 2021
UK bioenergy industry responds to Heat and Buildings Strategy’s exclusion of rural communities
Sustainable publication Bioenergy Insight reports that the UK’s biomass heat industry has urged the government to stop ignoring and excluding rural off-grid communities in heat decarbonisation plans The UK Pellet...
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18 Oct 2021
A joint letter to the Chancellor – Securing the Future of Rural Post Offices
A joint letter has been signed by Citizens Advice, the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, Age UK, and Action with Communities in Rural England calling on the Chancellor to continue...
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