The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
10.05.2021
Employees who live outside of major towns and cities risk being negatively affected if offices don’t return to working full-time in the office, according to rural broadband specialist Voneus, as reported in Bdaily this week Voneus said it is...
10.05.2021
Think tank, The Resolution Foundation, has published new research in Estate Agent Today suggesting that ‘urban flight’ - when people leave cities and head for towns and villages – is unattainable for less affluent families The Resolution Foundation said...
04.05.2021
Over 75 members of the Rural Services Network last week came together to discuss the issues surrounding Rural Decarbonisation at one of the seminars organised and hosted by the RSN The seminar forms part of the RSN Seminar programme...
26.04.2021
There has been a 129 per cent increase in developments planned on greenfield land, putting them at risk of ‘rapid and reckless’ projects, according to new data from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) In its Beauty Still...
19.04.2021
Trade publication Autocar has reported on news that around 100 petrol stations were forced to pause sales last year due to the pandemic In 2019, 70 per cent of independent filling stations that were operating in 2000 shut their...
12.04.2021
The Telegraph reports that daily ‘commuter trains’ now appear ‘outdated and unproductive’, as we are embracing a new flexible, hybrid model of working and commuting, whether through choice or the closure of city offices Poor home broadband speeds and...
22.03.2021
Country Living reports that rural property prices are at ‘an all-time high’, as Britons moved out of city apartments to escape to the country in lockdown this year House prices in rural areas have risen by 20.8 percent in...
03.03.2021
This analysis presents the overall effectiveness of state-funded schools inspected in England for the period 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020, using source data from Ofsted. Select the authority of interest to show the results for the education service...
01.03.2021
This analysis presents the midyear population estimates for 2019 and the population projection for 2043 in 5 year age brackets, from age 15, as a proportion of total population. It also presents the percentage change from 2019 to 2043. A...
01.03.2021
This analysis presents net internal migration, which are residential moves between different local authorities within the UK, for 5 year age brackets and split by gender. The analysis allows selection of a number of authority classification and class types for...
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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.
Rural Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Rural Vulnerability
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.
Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Rural Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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