Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>
11 Oct 2018
Education & Skills Factsheets 2018
The RSN Education and Skills Profile brings together key data to inform and contextualise a local authority areas particular situation. The analysis provides comparison to the authority class and to...
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09 May 2018
Housing Factsheets
To inform and contextualise a local authority area’s housing situation, factsheets have been produced for our member authorities providing a wide range of facts, figures and associated graphs. The factsheets...
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02 Oct 2017
Concern over firefighter shortage
A shortage of rural firefighters has triggered a number of recruitment drives to fill vacancies in village fire stations. It follows concern that not enough people want to become retained...
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01 Oct 2017
Rural homes 20% more expensive’
Buying a house in the countryside costs 20% than it does in a town or city, according to the latest figures. Although a ‘rural premium’ exists across the country, rural...
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28 Sep 2017
Transport tops conference agenda
A first-of-its-kind event aims to help community groups address rural transport challenges in the east of England. The Fenland Transport Conference 2017 is being held in March, Cambridgeshire, on Thursday,...
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27 Sep 2017
RSN Economic Profiling Service – Summer 2017
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (July 17) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (March 17) 2017 Vulnerability index
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26 Sep 2017
Rural Services Network: The right homes in the right places
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Tuesday, 26 September 2017 Rural Services Network:The right homes in the right places Responding to government proposals to increase the supply of new homes [1], Rural...
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26 Sep 2017
Need rises for affordable rural homes
The need for more affordable rural homes continues to rise, the Rural Services Network has warned. The network issued the warning in response to government proposals to increase the supply...
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24 Sep 2017
Petition warns of rural GP shortage
Hundreds of people have signed a petition warning that GP practices in rural areas are struggling to recruit doctors. Started by Lincolnshire GP Ben Loryman, the petition says many rural...
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21 Sep 2017
Rural group speaks out on housing
A focus on meeting market demand is failing to provide homes people need, say rural campaigners. The government’s failure to prioritise genuine local needs will perpertuate the housing crisis, says...
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