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16 Feb 2026

Rural Connectivity In Focus

RSN Member Exclusive Seminar: Rural Connectivity Wednesday 25 February 2026 | 11:00–13:00 | Online Our next member-exclusive seminar will focus on Rural Connectivity, bringing together national policymakers, industry experts and...

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16 Feb 2026

When Data Decides Access

Access to essential services in the UK is increasingly decided in the moment by something simple and unstable: having enough data to complete the task in front of you. Booking...

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16 Feb 2026

Opportunity: Rural & Coastal Hospital Services

RSN members may wish to be aware of a new series of free-to-attend webinars being organised externally by the NHS – South West Region, the National Centre for Rural Health...

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16 Feb 2026

Village Halls Week 2026

The popular campaign, Village Halls Week, is set to take place from 16-22 March 2026. The intention is always to raise awareness of England’s 10,000+ rural community buildings. In 2026...

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10 Feb 2026

RSN Initial Response: Final Local Government Finance Settlement Published

The Government has yesterday (9th February) published the Final Settlement for Local Government Finance ahead of the debate tomorrow in Parliament. You can find out more about the final settlement...

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10 Feb 2026

UK’s Rural Shops Invested Over £280m In Last Year

The Association of Convenience Stores launched the 2026 Rural Shop Report, in Parliament last week.  The report reveals that rural retailers have spent over a quarter of a billion pounds...

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09 Feb 2026

Postal Services In Rural Areas Under Scrutiny In Westminster Hall

Rural MPs from across the political spectrum used a Westminster Hall debate on 4 February to raise serious concerns about the reliability of postal services and the future of post...

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09 Feb 2026

National Cancer Plan Sets Out Ambition To Improve Outcomes

The government has published its National Cancer Plan for England, setting out a ten-year ambition to improve cancer survival, increase early diagnosis, modernise services and reduce longstanding inequalities in outcomes...

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09 Feb 2026

Public Digital Report On Challenges Facing Local Services

Public Digital has published a new report exploring how local public services can move beyond crisis management towards more preventative, collaborative and user-centred models of delivery. Drawing on a Public...

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09 Feb 2026

UK Renewable Liquid Gas Supply Reaches 25 Million Litres As Industry Scales Up For Net Zero

The UK’s liquified petroleum gas (LPG) sector is now supplying 25 million litres of renewable liquid gases to customers nationwide, according to new figures published in Liquid Gas UK’s latest industry census.   Supply is set to rise...

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