Author: <span>Richard</span>
29 Jun 2018
Finding Volunteers in Rural Areas
By outside the box, 29 June 2018 Lots of community groups and voluntary organisations find it can be a challenge to get people involved – both for formal volunteering roles and...
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20 Jun 2018
Spotlight on older people – June 2018
This newsletter is provided by the Rural Services Network News from RSN More support needed for Rural Dementia People with dementia in rural communities are increasingly isolated, says a charity. ...
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13 Jun 2018
Rural Economy Spotlight – June 2018
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities House of Lords Committee to investigate...
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18 Apr 2018
Rural Housing Spotlight – April 2018
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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04 Apr 2018
RSN Response to Fair Funding Relative Needs Technical Consultation
Response from the Rural Services Network/ SPARSE-Rural – March 2018 The Rural services Network, whilst represented on the Working Group welcomes the opportunity to input into the Fair Funding Relative...
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03 Apr 2018
BBC investigates rural hospital transport
The Rural Services Network has featured in a BBC radio programme looking at difficulties faced by rural people accessing healthcare. Broadcast on Friday (30 March), the whole episode of BBC Radio...
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29 Mar 2018
Councils invest £500m to save services
New figures show community councils in England are set to spend an extra £33m on local services over the next year. The additional investment will be spent on safeguarding facilities...
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29 Mar 2018
Detail needed on broadband pledge
A government pledge giving everyone the right to faster broadband is welcome news – but not the end of the story, says the Rural Services Network. The government has promised...
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29 Mar 2018
Rural Services Network responds to government’s ‘universal broadband’ pledge
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Thursday, 29 March 2018 The Rural Services Network [1] has responded to a government pledge that everyone in the UK will have a legal right to...
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27 Mar 2018
Call for better access to National Parks
Campaigners say it must be made easier for people to visit England’s National Parks – including families without cars. Everyone should be able to access National Parks, including the one...
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