Rural Vulnerability
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices.
31 Jul 2023
Feature Blog – Reduction of Banking Services in Rural Areas
The below blog is written for The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) by Jeremy Leggett, policy advisor at ACRE The Fidelity Fiduciary App… If Michael Banks in ‘Mary Poppins’, were to wisely...
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27 Jul 2023
Community Transport Week 2023:A week-long celebration of the impact of community transport!
Between October 16 and 21st, 2023, communities across the UK will celebrate the vital role and inspiring work of Community Transport in helping millions of people to stay independent, participate...
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27 Jul 2023
High demand for benefits
Benefits are top of the list of queries people bring to us at Citizens Advice Torridge, North, Mid & West Devon but the cost-of-living crisis has seen increasing numbers of...
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27 Jul 2023
Coalition grows to press the case for broadcast services
As you may have seen in our previous newsletters, the Rural Services Network (RSN) is part of a campaign called Broadcast 2040+. This campaign aims to make sure that the...
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27 Jul 2023
Dedicated to making customers lives better
Anglian Water is the largest water and water recycling company in England and Wales by geographic area. We supply water and water recycling services to almost seven million people in...
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27 Jul 2023
Supporting vulnerable customers
Putting customers at the heart of everything is crucial for Wales & West Utilities, including supporting those in vulnerable situations. We have a dedicated team who provide support to those...
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24 Jul 2023
New report highlights rural bus service at ‘historic low’
A new report by the County Council Network (CCN) and Systra has revealed that many services in rural areas are already in a state of ‘managed decline’. The State of...
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24 Jul 2023
Experts call for a “greater sense of urgency” around the digital roll-out in rural areas
Research by the Communications Consumer Panel found that many rural communities are still living without “reliable, robust digital connectivity”, which the panel believes should be “considered an essential utility for...
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24 Jul 2023
NHS dentists – People having to drive hundreds of miles ‘unacceptable’
Comment written by Ivan Annibal, Director of Operations at The National Centre for Rural Health & Care This story bears out the huge challenge of accessing dental care across the...
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17 Jul 2023
Levelling-Up Bill – Lords agree needs rural proofing
The Government’s Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill was discussed again in the House of Lords last week and this time the issue of rural featured heavily. In two amendments proposed by...
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