Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
13 Dec 2012
How Remoteness Affects Choice and Access to Goods and Services
This report by the Office of Fair Trading (2012) examines issues of prices, internet, delivery, road fuels and public transport in the context of remote communities. Price and Choices...
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13 Dec 2012
A Minimum Income Standard for Rural Households
Published in November 2010 by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, this report shows that the minimum cost of living in rural areas is greater that in urban areas. The additional costs...
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13 Dec 2012
State of the Countryside Report (CRC 2010) Section2.3 Access to Services
Amongst other information this shows a 22.8% decrease in the number of petrol filling stations located in rural areas between 2000 and 2010 and a 9% decrease in the number...
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07 Dec 2012
The UK Policy and Practitioners Group – Constitution
You can download a copy of the UK policy and Practitioners Group constitution here
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07 Dec 2012
UK Rural Policy & Practitioners Meeting
16 May 2011 Rural ComparisonsInformation regarding the degree of overlap between Government rural policy priorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This could help to focus the early work...
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07 Dec 2012
UK Rural Policy & Practitioners Meeting
5 September 2012 Meeting Agenda Meeting of the UK Policy & Practitioners Group – September 2012 County ‘Convener’ RolesNote on Country Convener Role – for discussion at September 2012...
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07 Dec 2012
Future of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE)
At the last Rural Coalition meeting Defra said they were considering the future design of the RDPE and would welcome views about the current (2007-13) RDPE. In particular, what features...
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06 Dec 2012
Neighbourhood Planning: What do Rural Communities Think?
During November 2011 we conducted a survey among our “Community Group” members of which a large number are local (Parish and Town) councils from across rural England. The survey sought their views...
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06 Dec 2012
EFRA Inquiry into Rural Communities
Our inquiry response focuses on those issues which we feel are of greatest importance for rural communities going forward. Submission of evidence from the Rural Services Network to the EFRA...
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06 Dec 2012
Budget Reductions and Public Service Delivery in Rural Areas
A survey of RSN members in February-March 2011 has sought information about their revenue budgets over the next two years and the implications for service provision in rural areas. Analysis...
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