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16.06.2013
POLICE in Cleveland are focusing on rural crime throughout National Neighbourhood Watch Week. The force has been cracking down on rural crime in an ongoing operation with other forces across the north-east. To mark National Neighbourhood Watch...
16.06.2013
MOTORISTS are being urged to take extra care on rural roads through a series of warning signs placed on vital routes. The Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership campaign, which runs until the end of October, includes signs placed on...
16.06.2013
HOUSE prices rising faster than incomes are forcing people in their thirties to move out of the countryside. The "stark demographic shift" was laid bare by new figures unveiled by the National Housing Federation . Over the...
13.06.2013
The rollout of superfast broadband across rural Britain has been likened to a "train crash" by the government's spending watchdog. In a "deeply critical" report due to be published next month, the National Audit Office will slam a...
09.06.2013
COMMUNITIES will have a greater say over the siting of onshore wind farms, the government has announced. Changes unveiled on Thursday (6 June) mean residents will also reap increased benefits from hosting developments that do proceed. The...
09.06.2013
MOBILE phone users are being asked to turn detective and help map reception rates across rural Britain. Rural businesses and communities received a far poorer service than urban users – despite paying the same to use their mobile...
07.06.2013
GOVERNMENT ministers are seeking views on ways communities can manage and generate their own energy. The consultation comes ahead of the UK's first Community Energy Strategy, due to be published later this year. The strategy will encourage...
06.06.2013
A NEW chief executive is being sought by Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) following its restructuring earlier this year. The £50k-a-year role is to lead the charity, which is the umbrella body for 38 county-based local...
04.06.2013
Rural bus services will be lost if government funding is cut in next month's spending round, campaigners have warned. One in seven bus journeys would be lost by cutting the main support for buses, said the Campaign for...
04.06.2013
THE BBC Trust has appointed Heather Hancock to examine the impartiality of the broadcaster's rural coverage. The review, announced by the trust in March, will cover news, current affairs and factual programmes on BBC network, national, regional and...
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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.
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
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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The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
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The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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