Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
22 Nov 2023
Autumn Statement: RSN Chief Executive reviews what it means for rural
Today the Chancellor promised to ‘level up every corner of the UK’. RSN Chief Executive Kerry Booth has been looking at what that means for rural communities: We welcome the...
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10 Nov 2023
RSN Chief Exec: “Lack of government funding has created a rural ticking timebomb.”
The Rural Services Network Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, backs Chief Medical Officer’s new report which urges government to address failings for older people in rural communities but says it can’t...
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11 Sep 2023
Community-backed onshore wind projects to be given approval more quickly under new government rules – but who will build them?
Onshore wind projects which are supported by local people will be approved more quickly in England, under new measures being brought forward by the Government. Streamlined planning rules now mean...
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22 Aug 2023
National Centre for Rural Health and Care seeks new Chair
The 2022 All Party Parliamentary Report on Rural Health and Care identified that the fifth of England’s population that live in rural areas have experienced poorer access to health and...
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01 Jul 2023
A better future for rural England: An opportunity for change
The Rural Coalition, an alliance of twelve national organisations (including the RSN) who champion a living, working countryside, has set out an urgent appeal for all political parties to empower...
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30 May 2023
Fairer funding for rural communities
Kerry Booth, Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network, recently wrote in the Care Management Matters periodical, asking the question how can we ensure an ageing rural population can access...
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30 May 2023
Energy bills set to stay high despite price cap cut
BBC News reports that experts warn energy bills are set to remain high despite a cut in prices from July. A typical household will pay £2,074 a year for gas...
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30 May 2023
Free toolkit launched to support setting up Warm Hubs
A toolkit to help set up Warm Hubs across the country has been launched, with support agencies encouraged to build on this winter’s Warm Spaces initiatives and convert them to...
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30 May 2023
Plunkett and the community business movement – Impact Report 2022
The Plunkett Foundation is the only organisation supporting rural community-owned businesses at every stage of their journey in all four UK nations. It recently released its Impact Report 2022, detailing...
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30 May 2023
£165 million fund launched to transform local skills
The Department for Education issued a press release on the 24th May 2023 setting out how local employer skills gaps are to be addressed with a funding boost to transform...
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