
Councils need power and funding to tackle climate change
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for councils to be handed further power and funding in order to meet national climate change targets, according to the website, Public Sector
Rural residents face distinct healthcare challenges, including limited access to transport, longer distances to medical facilities, an aging demographic, housing inadequacies, digital connectivity gaps, and recruitment hurdles for healthcare workers.
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for councils to be handed further power and funding in order to meet national climate change targets, according to the website, Public Sector
North Yorkshire’s rural police force has been shortlisted for the World Class Policing Awards 2019, according to local paper York Press The force, which is the largest rural team in
The Telegraph reports on a new app called what3words, which is being used by emergency services to identify people lost in rural areas It was co-created by Chris Sheldrick, who
Rural Health and Care Wales (RHCW) is an organisation of excellence that is leading the way in the field of rural health and social care in Wales, the UK and
This newsletter on rural health is provided for the RSN and the Rural Health and Care Alliance It includes a roundup of rural health news, research, learning and best practice. If you
Research from the BBC today shows drug crime is increasing in many small towns and villages even as it falls in urban areas National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) Chair Julia
Several publications, including the Guardian, cover a report released by the insurer NFU Mutual on rural crime The annual report details that rural crime has hit a seven-year high, costing
A giant sand dune is being built on England’s east coast to save 400 homes from storm surges, according to Reuters Engineers said that this is the first occasion ‘sandscaping’
The National Rural Crime Network has last week launched the results of an 18 month intensive research project on domestic abuse in rural areas, ‘Captive and Controlled’. It revealed a
Rural Services Network chief executive Graham Biggs coordinated a letter which was published last week in The Times. It expresses disappointment that the Government rejected the Lords Rural Economy Committee’s
Rural residents face distinct healthcare challenges, including limited access to transport, longer distances to medical facilities, an aging demographic, housing inadequacies, digital connectivity gaps, and recruitment hurdles for healthcare workers.
The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for councils to be handed further power and funding in order to meet national climate change targets, according to the website, Public Sector
North Yorkshire’s rural police force has been shortlisted for the World Class Policing Awards 2019, according to local paper York Press The force, which is the largest rural team in
The Telegraph reports on a new app called what3words, which is being used by emergency services to identify people lost in rural areas It was co-created by Chris Sheldrick, who
Rural Health and Care Wales (RHCW) is an organisation of excellence that is leading the way in the field of rural health and social care in Wales, the UK and
This newsletter on rural health is provided for the RSN and the Rural Health and Care Alliance It includes a roundup of rural health news, research, learning and best practice. If you
Research from the BBC today shows drug crime is increasing in many small towns and villages even as it falls in urban areas National Rural Crime Network (NRCN) Chair Julia
Several publications, including the Guardian, cover a report released by the insurer NFU Mutual on rural crime The annual report details that rural crime has hit a seven-year high, costing
A giant sand dune is being built on England’s east coast to save 400 homes from storm surges, according to Reuters Engineers said that this is the first occasion ‘sandscaping’
The National Rural Crime Network has last week launched the results of an 18 month intensive research project on domestic abuse in rural areas, ‘Captive and Controlled’. It revealed a
Rural Services Network chief executive Graham Biggs coordinated a letter which was published last week in The Times. It expresses disappointment that the Government rejected the Lords Rural Economy Committee’s