Author: <span>Richard</span>
26 Apr 2023
Campaign to protect Freeview and radio beyond 2040
As you may have seen in previous editions of the RSN Spotlight, the Rural Services Network (RSN) is a founding coalition member of the Broadcast 2040+ campaign. The campaign was...
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26 Apr 2023
‘New Life brought to an Old Industrial Site’ Peak District National Park Affordable Housing Scheme Wins National Award
A newly-completed housing scheme, providing affordable rental homes in the heart of the Peak District National Park, has won national recognition for its contribution to local housing needs and land...
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26 Apr 2023
Gwynedd pub diversifies with community garden to support local residents
The Tafarn y Plu, which is also known at the Feathers Inn, in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd in North Wales, has diversified its pub’s offer by extending its community garden and allotment...
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26 Apr 2023
Decarbonising Farming
Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS) is working with partners, The Farmer Network and the Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme (led by the North Pennines AONB), to ensure we have sustainable,...
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26 Apr 2023
The digital business world
One of the key learnings we here at the Forum have taken from the Pandemic is that it was a tipping point for many businesses in terms of their interaction...
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26 Apr 2023
Heating, health and village halls help
Heat Your Home for Less – Our county-wide oil buying scheme continues to deliver competitive oil prices for its members The aim of the scheme is to make the most...
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26 Apr 2023
At the leading edge with Duchy College
Did you know that Duchy College hosts a team of specialists working on challenges and opportunity facing our sectors? The Rural Business School (RBS) is a specialist unit, spanning Duchy...
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26 Apr 2023
New MBA Agri Business Course
Writtle University College is a small, supportive institution that creates big futures. We’ve been helping students become leaders in land-based industries for 130 years. Our beautiful countryside campus offers career-focused learning,...
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26 Apr 2023
Changing Practice, Changing Outcomes – National Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine Conference – 7 – 8 June 2023, Lake District, UK
New speaker announced: Dr Pete Hodkinson, first UK specialty registrar and now Consultant in Aviation and Space Medicine and member of the European Space Agency Medical Board. Dr Hodkinson will...
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26 Apr 2023
Care home’s ‘extra’ resident is clue to Tony’s aquatic past
The life-size replica of Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid next to care home resident Tony Milton gives a strong hint to his earlier sporting endeavours in the Olympic swimming pool. Tony, aged...
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