The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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WHAT is being done to address the complex social, economic and environmental issues faced by our coastal communities? WHAT is being done to address the complex social, economic and environmental issues faced by our coastal communities? Jessica Sellick...
ARE there any issues coming out of welfare reform for those in rural housing? Stuart Davies finds out. ARE there any issues coming out of welfare reform for those in rural housing? Stuart Davies finds out. ...
A RECENT report might help us better understand rural productivity, says Brian Wilson. Earlier this month, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) released a 2012 edition of its Statistical Digest for Rural England , packed...
ARE rural areas really about to undergo an online revolution? Jessica Sellick investigates. The government wants every community to have access to super-fast broadband by 2015, with a 25Mb connection and able to download a minimum standard of...
SHOULD the government heed MPs' advice and make significant changes to its draft planning policy? DUNCAN Hartley asks whether the government should heed MPs' advice and make significant changes to its draft planning policy. As 2011...
People tend to think of the uplands as wild areas, but the truth is very different. Jessica Sellick investigates. People tend to think of the uplands as wild areas, but the truth is very different. Influenced by humans...
The revitalised Right to Buy - what does it mean for rural communities? Stuart Davies investigates. The revitalised Right to Buy - what does it mean for rural communities? Stuart Davies investigates. So the Chancellor's autumn...
RURAL areas mustn't lose out on the provision of new affordable homes, argues independent housing consultant Stuart Davies. RURAL areas mustn't lose out on the provision of new affordable homes, argues independent housing consultant Stuart Davies. The latest...
Is the Big Society failing to deliver? Yes, says Gordon Morris. In July 2010, I put fingers to keyboard to explain why I had doubts about the "Big Society" . I am still confused. I am also...
AXING rights of way services would devastate the rural economy, argues Marilyn Meeks. A multi-billion pound rural economy, could be in peril if public sector cuts ignore the lessons of the foot and mouth crisis and axe rights...
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The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices.
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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