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26 Sep 2022
Rural Lens review on DEFRA’s latest report on Rural Proofing
Delivering for rural England – the second report on rural proofing was published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in September 2022. It follows on from Defra’s...
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26 Sep 2022
Success of National Rural Conference
Last week, the National Rural Conference, organised by the Rural Services Network took place with attendance increasing from the previous year by over 50% which shows the increasing importance of...
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26 Sep 2022
Rural Coalition targets new PM on rural issues
The Rural Services Network is part of the Rural Coalition, an alliance of 13 national rural organisations, which has written to the Prime Minister Liz Truss to welcome her to...
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26 Sep 2022
Rural areas hit harder by cost-of-living crisis, study finds
The BBC has reported that the cost-of-living crisis is hitting people living in rural areas harder than those living in towns and cities, according to a new report The study,...
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26 Sep 2022
Rural homeowners say support for heating oil bills is ‘drop in the ocean’
A £100 handout for rural homeowners reliant on heating oil will be a “drop in the ocean” in the face of sky high bills, campaigners have warned The Government on...
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26 Sep 2022
Government poised to scrap nature ‘Brexit bonus’ for farmers
The Observer has reported that the government is to scrap the “Brexit bonus” which would have paid farmers and landowners to enhance nature, in what wildlife groups are calling an...
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26 Sep 2022
Anger over Cambridgeshire bus company axing 18 routes
The BBC has reported that Cambridgeshire’s mayor has called a bus company’s plans to axe 18 routes as “unacceptable” According to data seen by the BBC, the routes, which are...
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22 Sep 2022
New report shows devastating triple blow pushes rural communities into a cost-of-living emergency
A new report by Rural Services Network shows rural areas face ‘dual energy vulnerability’ of higher household and transport energy poverty, and lower wages The research found that homes in...
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20 Sep 2022
Rural Services Network responds to consultation on Adult Social Care Charging Reform
The Rural Services Network is the national champion for rural services and aims to give rural a strong voice. The RSN often responds to Government Consultation with a rural response. ...
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20 Sep 2022
£883 million shortfall in rural economy
The Mid Devon Advertiser reports that farmers in the South-West are being warned of ‘economic shock’, as research by the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) predicted that the rural...
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