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. 

Broadcast 2040+ campaign update

Since the summer launch of Broadcast 2040+, the campaign has gone from strength to strength. The campaign has expanded the coalition of partners (of which the Rural Services Network is

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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. 

Broadcast 2040+ campaign update

Since the summer launch of Broadcast 2040+, the campaign has gone from strength to strength. The campaign has expanded the coalition of partners (of which the Rural Services Network is one) and the message – the importance of safeguarding the future of Digital Terrestrial Television (Freeview) and broadcast radio beyond 2040 – has resonated well with Parliamentarians, the media and the public.

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John Craven: Countryside waste crime has reached crisis point

Countryfile reports that fly-tipping and illegal dumping in the countryside is costing £1 billion every year, as a recent report by MPs accuses DEFRA and the Environment Agency (EA) of making slow and piecemeal progress in tackling the “antisocial, polluting and costly impacts” of waste crime

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