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.
19 Apr 2022
Fears raised about Cumbria’s ‘creaking’ infrastructure amid housing boom
The News and Star reports that the Campaign to Protect Rural England has warned new planning reforms, designed to support a 340,000 new homes per year target, could cost the...
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11 Apr 2022
Rural anger on bus funding
On the 5th April the Government announced its long-awaited funding allocations for Bus Service Improvement Plans. The RSN’s Chief Executive, Graham Biggs, comments here: “Well now we have it –...
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11 Apr 2022
Decarbonisation of off gas grid heating
The Rural Coalition has recently written to the Rt Hon. Greg Hands MP (Minister of State for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change) to raise concerns regarding the recently released...
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11 Apr 2022
Rural households likely to pay up to third more for energy, warns Labour
InYourArea reports that Labour analysis has found households in rural areas will be worst affected by rising energy bills The party issued that rural households will pay around a third...
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04 Apr 2022
Cost of living crisis will push more into rural poverty
New research discussed by the Centre for Rural Economy at Newcastle University shows that many rural households already experiencing poverty and financial vulnerability in Britain will be hardest hit by...
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04 Apr 2022
Is Government support for rural post offices enough to save them?
The below article (published by Anne Pardoe at Citizens Advice) discusses whether recently announced Government funding for rural post offices is enough to keep them operating The government has announced...
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04 Apr 2022
Taxi fares to increase by 12.1% in the rural Devon
BBC reports that taxi fares in a rural part of Devon are to rise by 12% after councillors agreed current rates were too low Members of the council’s licensing committee...
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04 Apr 2022
Masterplan lays out future of transport network in the Midlands
Business Live reports that regional transport body Midlands Connect is launching a strategic plan entitled ‘Greener, Fairer, Stronger’, which sets out the future of transport in the Midlands The plan...
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04 Apr 2022
Multi Billion Boost to Gigabit Broadband in Rural England
ISPreview reports that the Australian-based financial services firm Macquarie Group and UK Government have jointly announced a new £12bn private investment in “sustainable infrastructure”, which among other things includes a...
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28 Mar 2022
New report analyses the challenges county authorities face in delivering school transport services
The County Councils Network has released a new report which analyses the challenges county authorities face in delivering home to school transport services, including the impact of the record fuel...
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