Rural Economies
Economic growth is widely acknowledged as essential for national wealth and prosperity, and is a priority for political parties. Rural economies, employing millions and home to a higher proportion of small businesses, have potential for growth if barriers are removed.
31 Oct 2022
A new leadership for rural?
Blog Post by Kerry Booth, Chief Executive Designate of RSN As we prepare again at the RSN to write to the new group of Ministers, setting out the case for...
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26 Oct 2022
Showcasing innovation in rural businesses
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) has showcased innovation in rural businesses by producing six short films. The videos feature firms in Northumberland which portray the rich diversity...
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17 Oct 2022
Collaboration pledge to tackle rural challenges and unlock potential
Efforts to tackle the challenges facing rural areas in the North East have been bolstered by a commitment from key players to further collaborate Organisations and individuals involved in last...
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17 Oct 2022
Inquiry into the cost-of-living crisis in rural areas
Darlington and Stockton Times reports the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse has this week issued a call for evidence to establish the effects the...
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17 Oct 2022
300 new jobs coming to rural Somerset as new factory approved
Somerset Live reports that up to 300 new jobs will be coming to rural Somerset after councillors backed plans for a new concrete factory near one of the area’s main...
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10 Oct 2022
Rural economy needs to be at heart of policies
North Yorkshire County Council reports that senior Council figures have claimed that Liz Truss’s new Government should place the rural economy at the heart of its policies to provide a...
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03 Oct 2022
What happens when all the banks leave town?
The BBC reports that it’s been a couple of months since the last bank closed its doors in Brechin Some people have hardly noticed. They moved to internet banking years...
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03 Oct 2022
Call for Prime Minister Liz Truss to put rural communities at heart of Government policies
The Yorkshire Post reports that the new Prime Minister has set economic growth at the forefront of her new administration’s policy-making, aimed at ambitiously rebuilding the economy through tax cuts...
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20 Sep 2022
£883 million shortfall in rural economy
The Mid Devon Advertiser reports that farmers in the South-West are being warned of ‘economic shock’, as research by the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) predicted that the rural...
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20 Sep 2022
Rural Economy Spotlight – September 2022
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities Rural England Prosperity Fund launched Rural...
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