Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
21 Mar 2022
Fear push for green energy following Ukraine crisis will see planning rules eased
The Daily Mail reports ministers are discussing relaxation of planning rules for onshore wind farms, despite warnings it will spark a rural backlash. Applications to install onshore wind farms in...
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01 Jan 2022
State of Rural Services Report 2021
In conjunction with Rural England CIC the State of Rural Services Report 2021 (published in January 2022) explores the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on service provision in rural areas...
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31 Dec 2021
Media Coverage – 2021
November 2021 Recent RSN reports feature in the below article about rural poverty, in the latest edition of Prospect magazine: Prospect – Poverty in rural Britain is too often overlooked—as my...
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20 Sep 2021
Government is putting net zero at risk by ignoring rural areas, say county councils
The Independent reports that emissions are falling faster in cities rather than rural areas. CO2 emissions in London and other large cities in England fell by 39% between 2005 and...
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20 Sep 2021
Lord Deben says street lights not needed in rural areas
The BBC reports that Lord Deben – chair of the Climate Change Committee – expressed to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee that urbanising rural areas is largely antagonistic...
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20 Sep 2021
Cabinet reshuffle sparks rural planning law debate
Farmers Weekly reports that following the removal of Robert Jenrick MP from his role as Housing Secretary during last week’s Cabinet Reshuffle, speculations have appeared on whether the housebuilding programme,...
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20 Sep 2021
CityFibre raises £1.125bn to expand UK fibre rollout
Capacity Media reports that UK-based infrastructure company CityFibre has raised a total of £1.125 billion with the help of two new investors, Mubadala Investment Co and Interogo Holding, through extending...
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20 Sep 2021
England to be first country to require new homes to include EV chargers
The Business Standard reports that the British government will later this year introduce legislation that will require all newly built homes and offices to feature electric vehicle chargers, making England...
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20 Sep 2021
“Levelling Up” must benefit the whole country
The Levelling Up Taskforce’s Selaine Saxby MP, Member of Parliament for North Devon, writes in the Levelling Up News (17 September 2021), ‘View of the Week’, how levelling up must...
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01 Sep 2021
The State of Care in County and Rural Areas Report
The State of Care in Counties, released by the County Councils Network (CCN) and the Rural Services Network (RSN), provides an overview of the challenges in delivering adult social care...
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