Author: <span>Richard</span>
20 Jun 2023
June Edition of Casebook from the Rural Health and Care Alliance
June 2023 Edition In Casebook this month: the cost-of-living crisis, the covid inquiry in action and a hope it has a spatial dimension, staff shortages, dumped PPE and young and...
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20 Jun 2023
Going Mobile: New report by Mobile UK reveals 21% of us only access internet through smartphone
A new report by Mobile UK, the industry body for the UK’s Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), has highlighted the growing digital divide between urban and rural areas. ‘From Exclusion to...
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20 Jun 2023
RSN Members help combat loneliness
Last week our members joined the leading UK loneliness charity, The Marmalade Trust, to mark Loneliness Awareness Week 2023. Braintree District Council held a ‘Stop and Chat’ pop up in...
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20 Jun 2023
Government commits to strengthening local care systems
Following the publication of two key reports, the Government has committed to several measures to support Integrated Care Systems (ICS). The Hewitt Review and the Health and Social Care Committee...
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20 Jun 2023
Changes to DIY waste charges hoped to help combat fly tipping in rural areas
Over the weekend, the Government announced that charges to dispose of DIY waste at household waste recycling centres would be scrapped. Around a third of Local Authorities still charge for...
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13 Jun 2023
RSN briefs Gove on Rural Unfair Funding
Yesterday afternoon Kerry Booth, RSN Chief Executive, was alongside a group of Council Leaders who met with Rt Hon Michael Gove MP to talk about the Local Government Funding Formula and...
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12 Jun 2023
Government announces new initiative ‘Unleashing Rural Opportunity’
At the Countryside Future Conference last week, the Secretary of State for Rural Affairs, Therese Coffey, unveiled the Government’s new initiative Unleashing Rural Opportunity. She told delegates: “Securing a fine...
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12 Jun 2023
Simon Fell MP announced as UK’s first Rural Connectivity Champion
The Barrow and Furness MP, Simon Fell, has been announced as the UK’s first Rural Connectivity Champion. The role was first detailed as part of the Wireless Infrastructure Strategy unveiled...
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12 Jun 2023
Hampshire pub supports local children with new play area
The Gamekeeper in Woodlands, near Southampton, has opened a new play area in its garden for local children. Supported by a grant from Pub is The Hub, the new facilities...
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12 Jun 2023
Closure proposals paused for Peak District National Park visitor centres
The Peak District National Park Authority has confirmed that a consultation process for staff based at the Authority’s four visitor centres has been paused following an offer of operational funding...
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