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Barriers to Access
08.04.2019
Welcome to the latest Spotlight on Fuel Poverty - brought to you by the Rural Services Network and the Rural England CIC in association with Calor . Limited options for fuel in rural localities – many of which...
![How can we develop a picture of income [in]equality in the countryside?](/images/article images/income_in_equality_tile.jpg "How can we develop a picture of income [in]equality in the countryside?")
08.04.2019
Some people have higher incomes and wealth than others. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), average household income in 2018 contracted by 1.6% for the poorest fifth of the nation and rose by 4.7% for the richest fifth....
02.04.2019
A monthly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current funding opportunities → Download a printable version of the Funding Digest here Funding for Community-led Homes Village Hall...
02.04.2019
A brief summary of current government consultations of potential interest to RSN members. This is not intended as an exhaustive list of all relevant consultations. → Download a printable version of the Government Consultationst here ...
01.04.2019
The website TotalTelecom reports on the publication of telecoms regulator Ofcom’s 2019 priorities. Ofcom has put 5G and rural connectivity at the top of its priority list for the year. In a press statement it said: ‘We want to...
01.04.2019
The Daily Telegraph reports that Britain’s main mobile operators – BT, 02, Three, and Vodafone – are nearing a deal to improve ‘patchy signals in the countryside’. Despite previous reports that there were disputes between the companies, a two-pronged...
01.04.2019
IT Pro and Yahoo News report that the Department for Transport is hoping to transform rural bus services with a digital system that opens up bus location data to developers. Buses Minister Nusrat Ghani announced £4 million, part of...
01.04.2019
The Yorkshire Post has today published a letter calling for ‘desperately’ needed help for the area’s rural schools. Falling pupil numbers have been blamed for a loss of funding which has left many primary and even secondary schools struggling...
01.04.2019
Welcome to the latest newsletter from the Rural Vulnerability Service - brought to you by the Rural Services Network and the Rural England CIC in association with Calor . The vulnerability service aims to disseminate information about three key...
01.04.2019
Latest headlines: Automatic compensation for broadband users goes live 1 April 2019 Five UK broadband and landline providers will now automatically compensate customers when services do not work. (BBC Online) Britons get 'bad...
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HOT TOPICS
Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Vulnerability
Tackling a collection of circumstances which leaves many rural residents vulnerable is a key issue for the RSN.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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