Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
19 Dec 2016
Post Offices ‘must be more accessible’
POST Offices are becoming more important to local communities and should be more accessible, says the Rural Services Network. The RSN made the recommendation in response to a government consultation...
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15 Dec 2016
Rural dismay at funding settlement
The Rural Services Network has slammed the government’s provisional funding settlement for local authorities. Rural communities will be severely disadvantaged by the settlement, which covers proposed local authority funding for...
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15 Dec 2016
Rural dismay at local government funding announcement
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Thursday 15 December 2016 The Rural Services Network – which represents more than 250 local authorities and organisations in rural areas [1] – has called...
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15 Dec 2016
UK mobile coverage ‘worse than Albania’
Mobile phone network coverage in the UK is worse than in Romania, Albania and Peru, says a report. Britain is 54th in the world for 4G coverage, and the typical...
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09 Dec 2016
Crackdown against brazen fly-tippers
Councils are using new powers to crush vehicles belonging to fly-tippers who illegally dump rubbish in the countryside. Local authorities are also calling for the closure of a legal loophole...
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28 Nov 2016
Do rural communities face a ‘justice desert’?
What does delivering a proportionate and effective justice system mean for rural communities? Jessica Sellick investigates. Since the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 to the creation of the Crown...
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25 Nov 2016
Government must urgently rural proof Autumn Statement
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Friday 25 November 2016 The Rural Services Network – which represents more than 250 local authorities and organisations in rural areas [1] – has warned...
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22 Nov 2016
RSN Economic Profiling Service – November 2016
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (November 16) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (June 16)
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21 Nov 2016
‘Rural premium’ to live in countryside
Rural homes are 20% more expensive than urban homes, reveals the latest annual Halifax Rural Housing Review. Homes in the countryside cost on average £42,894 more than homes in larger...
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15 Nov 2016
Rural Broadband Overview 14/11/2016
The quality of rural broadband provision is a key issue to an area’s economic competitiveness and in providing efficient access to services. This factsheet below uses data collected by Ofcom...
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