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.
28 Feb 2022
Soaring rural rent prices force locals into living in a Airbnb
The BBC reports how a Cornish resident has been forced into living in an Airbnb due to soaring private rent prices As a Cornish painter and decorator, Heath Robinson spends...
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28 Feb 2022
Covid tip of iceberg for farmer mental health, new research shows
Researchers from the University of Reading, the University of Exeter and Sheffield University found that while Covid-19 led to worsening mental health among farmers, those surveyed said that they were...
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28 Feb 2022
Households in Eden to see highest cost of energy rise in mainland England
The News and Star reports that homes in Eden could see the highest rise in energy costs in mainland England this year Figures from the Office for National Statistics have...
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28 Feb 2022
Councils ‘will have to cut key services to pay for UK storm damage’
The Guardian reports that councils will have to cut key services to pay for the “soul-destroying” damage caused by three unprecedented storms across the UK, local leaders have said Storms...
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21 Feb 2022
Hospitals declare another critical incident as demand rises
BBC reports that A hospital trust has declared a second critical incident in less than a week amid pressures on services The alert from Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust...
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21 Feb 2022
On-demand bus services could be expanded in North Yorkshire
The Northern Echo reports that a council aiming to restore and improve bus services across the whole of England’s largest county has revealed it will consider introducing demand-responsive services in...
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14 Feb 2022
Public Health Allocations leave rural missing out
Public Health Allocations announced last week are yet again failing to deliver for rural communities The allocations for 2022/2023 show that Predominantly urban local authorities receive 57% more per head...
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14 Feb 2022
One in 10 of Melton households are living in fuel poverty
The Melton Times reports that the government is attempting to mitigate the impact of the rise in energy cap on people’s budgets through grants for energy bills However, there will...
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08 Feb 2022
The Levelling Up White Paper: Initial views of the RSN: How can it be made to work for rural settings?
At some 350 pages in length (plus a Technical Annex on Missions and Metrics), it will take us some time to consider all the rural issues in a ‘Rural Lens...
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08 Feb 2022
Rural health services need ‘levelling up’, MPs say
Local Gov reports that a three-year investigation undertaken by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Rural Health and Care and the National Centre for Rural Health and Care has found...
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