Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
04 Aug 2016
Broadband Speed Analysis
Broadband speed – or indeed the lack of it – remains a big challenge for rural business and communities. Many areas are languishing on connections far slower than those available...
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02 Aug 2016
Rural Health Network
The Rural Health Network was established to bring together organisations and individuals with an interest in rural health to network and share best practice. Rural Health Conferences have been...
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01 Aug 2016
Business rates retention – easy to read papers explaining business rate retention
Below are four briefing notes about the Government’s proposals to radically overhaul local government finance by introducing 100% Business Rates retention. Their prime purpose is to aid understanding of the proposals...
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15 Jul 2016
Brexit has major implications for england’s rural communities
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Friday 15 July 2016 Leaving the European Union has major implications for England’s countryside communities, the Rural Services Network [1] has warned. Safeguarding the future of...
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24 Jun 2016
Quarterly Economic Survey (2012)
The Federation of Small Businesses conducts a quarterly economic survey. Our analyses of its findings provide an insight into the rural situation. RSN analysis of the FSB Quarterly Economic Survey...
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24 Jun 2016
The Importance of the Pub Industry to Rural Authorities
This analysis studies the importance of the pub industry to rural authorities The importance of the pub industry to rural authorities– Analysis User Guide
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19 May 2016
Business Demography
The attached analysis of Business Demography (data taken from the Office for National Statistics) presents for a local authority area a picture of the health of the business landscape. It...
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13 May 2016
Jobs Density
Jobs Density is an indicator of labour demand within an area, and as such is an important measure of the strength of the economy. This analysis looks to present this...
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11 May 2016
RSN Economic Profiling Service – May 2016
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (March 16) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (December 15)
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20 Apr 2016
RSN Economic Profiling Service – February 2016
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (January 16) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (September 15)
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