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 May 2019
Rural ‘healthcare deserts’ identified
The Telegraph covers warnings from nurses that patients in some rural areas are being forced to spend up to £100 on taxis to attend routine hospital appointments. The Royal College...
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28 May 2019
Arrests made in county lines crackdown
The BBC reports that nearly 600 people suspected of being part of county lines drugs gangs have been arrested across the UK in an operation that took place between 13...
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28 May 2019
New inquiry: Rural broadband and digital only services
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is launching an inquiry into Rural broadband and digital only services. Broadband, mobile infrastructure and access to digital services remain a central issue...
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20 May 2019
The future of the Post Office in peril
The Independent covers warnings by MP that the Post Office network is close to collapse, threatening thousands of branches, over the next 12 months. The warning comes as the Government...
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20 May 2019
Deal on rural connectivity potentially agreed
The website Telecoms.com reports that the CEOs of the four major UK mobile network operators (MNOs) have agreed, in theory, on a collaboration plan to address areas of the UK...
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13 May 2019
British buses ‘failing’ compared to European services
Researchers have found that British passengers have access to a poorer bus service compared with our European neighbours, as reported by the Mirror. The study, by the Foundation for Integrated...
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13 May 2019
Cashlesss society leaving vulnerable people risk
A Treasury Select Committee report on consumers’ access to financial services, published on Monday 13, has been widely covered in the media. The report found that financial services providers had...
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13 May 2019
Spotlight on Older People – May 2019
News from RSN Free bus pass the key to happiness Following a recommendation in the recent Lords Rural Economy report that the Government review free bus passes for over-60s, the...
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07 May 2019
Government urged to do more to tackle rural crime
Ahead of a debate on rural crime in the House of Lords, the Bishop of St Albans wrote an article on the website PoliticsHome urging the Government to do more...
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07 May 2019
The importance of rural connectivity
Writing in LocalGov.co.uk this week, TrueSpeed Communications CEO Evan Wienburg argues for the importance of robust digital connectivity. He notes that while ‘we’re living in a golden age for young...
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