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Spotlight on a digitally connected countryside
21.10.2019

Spotlight on a digitally connected countryside

The RSN is calling on government to produce a fully funded, comprehensive rural strategy. In this strategy there are a number of areas which we believe are linked, and need to be addressed to produce a vibrant rural community. One...

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NFSP calls for support to reverse Barclays scrapping of post office cash withdrawals
21.10.2019

NFSP calls for support to reverse Barclays scrapping of post office cash withdrawals

The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) is seeking co-signatures for an open letter to Barclays CEO Jes Staley The NFSP is requesting that the bank reverse its decision to cease allowing customers to withdraw cash at post...

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Time for a rural strategy
21.10.2019

Time for a rural strategy

The RSN believes that the Government should take the lead and work with interested organisations to produce a comprehensive long term and funded Rural Strategy.   We have developed a Template Rural Strategy which sets out...

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Hop on board the Hope Valley Explorer
17.10.2019

Hop on board the Hope Valley Explorer

Against the trend of reducing rural bus services, a new seasonal bus tour service in the Hope Valley was launched by the Peak District National Park Authority in July 2019. The Hope Valley Explorer aims to...

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Bank causes uproar by scrapping free post office cash withdrawals
14.10.2019

Bank causes uproar by scrapping free post office cash withdrawals

The Guardian reports a decision by Barclays to pull out of an agreement allowing bank customers to withdraw cash from post offices for free has been criticised as “shocking”. The bank is the only one to scrap over-the-counter cash...

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Subsidised broadband for rural communities
14.10.2019

Subsidised broadband for rural communities

Some of the hardest-to-reach rural places in the UK are now eligible for government funding towards the cost of installing gigabit-capable* broadband to homes or businesses when part of a group project, thanks to the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. ...

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Post office closures are destroying communities
14.10.2019

Post office closures are destroying communities

An article published in the Yorkshire Post argues the importance of post offices to rural communities. It notes that post offices often support other small shops that have sprung up around them and is a ‘life-force for many fragile...

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Barclays halts branch closures for two years
14.10.2019

Barclays halts branch closures for two years

ITV News reports that Barclays bank has pledged not to close bank branches in remote areas, or where the bank is the last in the area for two years. Barclays said the freeze on closure will protect more than 100...

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5G won’t solve rural connectivity issues
07.10.2019

5G won’t solve rural connectivity issues

New research from uSwitch.com demonstrates that the introduction of 5G across the country will not solve the UK’s rural connectivity problems ITV reports on the survey that found that a third of adult smartphone users in the UK have...

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Openreach trials rural connectivity solutions
07.10.2019

Openreach trials rural connectivity solutions

Openreach has announced a trial of new tools and techniques as it works to upgrade 13 rural communities in the UK to faster, more reliable broadband The website CommsBuiness covers the story, reporting that engineers will be deploying full...

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The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.

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The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.

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The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.

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The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.

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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. 

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