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21 Jan 2019

Rural schools face ‘educational isolation’

The Times Educational Supplement has published the results of a report that warns rural schools are facing ‘educational isolation’ beyond simply being based in a remote area. The report’s authors...

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21 Jan 2019

Students walk ‘dark and dangerous’ route in the face of bus cuts

Parents and students in North Hampshire are protesting proposed cuts to school bus services that would see pupils walking three miles across ‘unlit heathland and a busy A road’ in...

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21 Jan 2019

First Church Archdeacon for ‘Rural Mission’ appointed

Canon Sally Gaze is the first Church of England Archdeacon for Rural Mission to be appointed, according to the Church Times. The Archdeacon for Rural Mission will help to increase...

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21 Jan 2019

Farmers left behind by poor connectivity

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has published the results of a recent survey that highlighted the extent of poor mobile and broadband coverage in remote areas, according to the websites...

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21 Jan 2019

Spotlight on the RSP – January 18 Edition

Welcome to the first Rural Services Partnership Spotlight of 2019. We’re looking forward to supporting both our new members and existing partners this year. Working together we will continue lobbying...

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15 Jan 2019

RSN Economic Profiling Service – November 2018

– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (November 18) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (June 18)

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14 Jan 2019

Farmers – No-deal Brexit ‘catastrophic’

UK farmers and landowners have written to MPs to warn of the disastrous impact of a no-deal Brexit on food supplies, as reported by the Guardian. They expressed three main...

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14 Jan 2019

‘Sandwich Generation’ are vulnerable

The Office for National Statistics has published data on the ‘Sandwich Generation’ – those who care for both their parents and dependent children. The report found that they are more...

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14 Jan 2019

NHS Long Term Plan launched

The 10-year plan for the future of the NHS was announced last week, it outlines how the NHS budget will be spent over the next five years. Broadly, its stated...

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14 Jan 2019

Franchising Post Offices concerns

This week MPs debated the franchising of Crown Post Offices and the effect on high streets and local communities. Lisa Nandy MP, who tabled the debate, wrote in Politics Home...

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