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.
27 May 2025
Report Highlights the Role of Mobile Technology in Agriculture
A new report from Mobile UK, Sowing the Seeds of Agricultural Transformation, explores how mobile technology is being integrated into agriculture and the potential impact it may have on the...
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19 May 2025
Ofcom Publishes Spring 2025 Connected Nations Update
Ofcom has released its Connected Nations Update: Spring 2025, providing the latest snapshot of broadband and mobile coverage across the UK. The report highlights continued progress in rolling out faster...
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12 May 2025
Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction
The Health and Social Care Committee has delivered a stark warning to Government: without fully understanding and addressing the true cost of inaction, efforts to reform England’s social care system...
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12 May 2025
Multi-Million Pound Boost for Rural Mental Health Research
The University of Worcester has been awarded more than £2.2 million for a programme of research to investigate mental health inequalities across Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The funding, from the National...
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06 May 2025
A Royal Call to Action at the Rural Housing Conference
The Rural Services Network was proud to be represented by Assistant Chief Executive Nadine Trout at last week’s Rural Housing Conference, jointly hosted by English Rural and Action with Communities...
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06 May 2025
Government Urged to Act on Cash Payment Access
The recent publication of the Treasury Committee’s Acceptance of Cash report casts a fresh spotlight on the rapidly shifting payment landscape in the UK, and its consequences for rural communities....
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06 May 2025
BT Launches National Campaign for Digital Landline Switch
BT has launched a new campaign with legendary broadcaster Moira Stuart to raise awareness of the UK’s move from analogue to digital landlines – and to spotlight the help available...
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22 Apr 2025
The Full Package on Rural Postal Services
Citizens Advice has published a new report, The Full Package: What Consumers Need from a Changing Postal Service, providing detailed insight into how people across England and Wales use letters,...
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14 Apr 2025
Call for Urgent Investment in Rural Housing as Crisis Grows
At Current Rates, Clearing Rural Social Housing Waiting Lists Would Take 89 Years. A pioneering partnership between housing and homelessness organisations has launched a report to make the case to...
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14 Apr 2025
Families Waiting Years for Truly Affordable Homes
In communities across England, families in desperate need of affordable housing are now facing waits that stretch decades—often far beyond their children’s upbringing—for a family-sized (3+ bed) social home. Analysis...
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