Author: <span>Richard</span>
12 Oct 2020
Spotlight on Rural Housing – October 2020
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in partnership with the Rural Housing Alliance, highlighting a selection of current rural housing issues and...
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12 Oct 2020
Reflections on starting work on the ‘Villlages Together Partnership’ during covid
Article written by Mary Cullen – Community Project Lead at SHAL Housing I applied for the job of Community Project Worker with SHAL and the Villages Together Partnership because I...
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06 Oct 2020
Cycling for Travel
This analysis presents data from the Department for Transport showing the proportion of adults that cycle for transport. The data looks at the frequency with which survey respondents from local...
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05 Oct 2020
RSN responds to Planning Consultation
The Government recently released a new Planning White Paper – Planning for the Future which has sparked debate across the country about the role of democracy in the decision making...
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05 Oct 2020
Skills Guarantee
On the 29th September the Prime Minister made a speech outlining a ”major expansion of post-18 education and training to level up and prepare workers for post-COVID economy” From April...
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05 Oct 2020
Action on ‘left behind’ parts of England delayed, says former Tory minister
The BBC has reported on claims from former Conservative minister Lord O’Neill (CB) that the Government has yet to deliver on plans it has promised to boost ‘left behind’ parts...
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05 Oct 2020
Bus services make fewer journeys and lose funding over past decade
Sky News has reported that the number of bus journeys taken in England has fallen by 10 percent in the last decade, with funding for bus services down by nearly...
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05 Oct 2020
New coronavirus maps show stark north-south divide amid fears of national lockdown
Several national outlets, including the BBC and Mirror, have questioned the north-south divide in COVID-19 cases Two-thirds of the population in northern England and a fifth of people in the...
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05 Oct 2020
Short-term renting and second homes blighting rural areas
The Guardian has reported that city dwellers seeking an escape to the country or a second home in rural areas are ‘warping’ regional economies Since the end of lockdown house...
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05 Oct 2020
Innovation in Community Access to Cash Pilots unveiled
The Community Access to Cash Pilot (CACP) initiative has today announced the plans for the nine Cash Pilot locations across the UK, where trials are being tested to help address...
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