• RHCA Login
    • about us
      • What is the RSN?
      • Our Members
        • RSN Membership
        • Local Authority Members - Sparse
        • Local Authority Members - Assembly
        • Rural Services Partnership Members
        • Rural Market Town Group
      • Our Partners
      • Campaigns
      • Publications
      • Our Team
      • Our Executive Board
      • Recruitment Opportunities
      • Join Us!
    • Local Authority
      • Local Authority Members - Sparse
      • Local Authority Members - Assembly
      • Local Authority - Member Insight and Analysis
        • Member Insight and Analysis
        • Economy Insights
        • Housing Insights
        • Insight on Environment
        • Health, Wellbeing, Social Services Insight
        • Learning, Skills & Education Insight
        • Demography Insight
        • Travel & Transport Insight
      • Levelling Up Analysis
      • Executive
        • News
        • APPG
        • Government Consultations
        • Fairer Funding Campaign
        • Analysis & Commentary
        • Conferences
        • Meetings
        • Seminars
      • Finance
        • News
        • Local Authority Finance
        • Fair Share Group of MPs
        • Fairer Funding Campaign
        • Finance Briefing
        • Analysis & Commentary
        • Conferences
        • Meetings
        • Seminars
      • Scrutiny
        • News
        • Performance Benchmarking
        • Economic Profiling
        • Neighbourhood Planning
        • Analysis & Commentary
        • Rural proofing
        • Conferences
        • Meetings
      • Rural Economy
        • News
        • Economic Profiling
        • Analysis & Commentary
        • Conferences
        • Meetings
        • Seminars
      • Community
        • News
        • Rural Funding Digest
        • Neighbourhood Planning
        • Analysis & Commentary
        • Newsletters
        • Conferences
        • Meetings
        • Seminars
    • Rural Service Partnership
      • News
      • APPG
      • About the RSP
      • Promoting Rural Best practice
      • Rural Services Partnership Members
      • Rural Funding Digest
      • Neighbourhood Planning - National Parks
      • Fire and Rescue
      • Newsletters
      • Conferences
      • Seminars
    • Town & Parish Council
      • News
      • Rural Village Services Group
      • Rural Funding Digest
      • Neighbourhood Planning
      • Rural Market Town Group
    • Influence in Parliament
      • News
      • APPG
      • Letters to Ministers
      • Vulnerability Day
      • Fair Share Group of MPs
      • Fairer Funding Campaign
    • RHCA
      • RHCA Login
      • RHCA Home
      • About the RHCA
      • RHCA Members
      • Publications
      • Casebook
      • Health Seminars and Meetings
      • Get Involved
      • How to Join
      • Contact us
    • For the Press
      • News
      • Press Releases
      • RSN Blog
      • Campaigns
      • Fairer Funding Campaign
      • Analysis & Commentary
      • Newsletters
      • Rural in the News
      • Research by Rural England
Rural Services Network
Search
RHCA Login EVENTS

T: 01822 851370 E: admin@sparse.gov.uk

Rural Services Network
Search
    • RHCA Login
    • about us
      • What is the RSN?
      • Our Members
        • RSN Membership
        • Local Authority Members - Sparse
        • Local Authority Members - Assembly
        • Rural Services Partnership Members
        • Rural Market Town Group
      • Our Partners
      • Campaigns
      • Publications
      • Our Team
      • Our Executive Board
      • Recruitment Opportunities
      • Join Us!
    • Local Authority
      • Local Authority Members - Sparse
      • Local Authority Members - Assembly
      • Local Authority - Member Insight and Analysis
        • Member Insight and Analysis
        • Economy Insights
        • Housing Insights
        • Insight on Environment
        • Health, Wellbeing, Social Services Insight
        • Learning, Skills & Education Insight
        • Demography Insight
        • Travel & Transport Insight
      • Levelling Up Analysis
      • Executive
        • News
        • APPG
        • Government Consultations
        • Fairer Funding Campaign
        • Analysis & Commentary
        • Conferences
        • Meetings
        • Seminars
      • Finance
        • News
        • Local Authority Finance
        • Fair Share Group of MPs
        • Fairer Funding Campaign
        • Finance Briefing
        • Analysis & Commentary
        • Conferences
        • Meetings
        • Seminars
      • Scrutiny
        • News
        • Performance Benchmarking
        • Economic Profiling
        • Neighbourhood Planning
        • Analysis & Commentary
        • Rural proofing
        • Conferences
        • Meetings
      • Rural Economy
        • News
        • Economic Profiling
        • Analysis & Commentary
        • Conferences
        • Meetings
        • Seminars
      • Community
        • News
        • Rural Funding Digest
        • Neighbourhood Planning
        • Analysis & Commentary
        • Newsletters
        • Conferences
        • Meetings
        • Seminars
    • Rural Service Partnership
      • News
      • APPG
      • About the RSP
      • Promoting Rural Best practice
      • Rural Services Partnership Members
      • Rural Funding Digest
      • Neighbourhood Planning - National Parks
      • Fire and Rescue
      • Newsletters
      • Conferences
      • Seminars
    • Town & Parish Council
      • News
      • Rural Village Services Group
      • Rural Funding Digest
      • Neighbourhood Planning
      • Rural Market Town Group
    • Influence in Parliament
      • News
      • APPG
      • Letters to Ministers
      • Vulnerability Day
      • Fair Share Group of MPs
      • Fairer Funding Campaign
    • RHCA
      • RHCA Login
      • RHCA Home
      • About the RHCA
      • RHCA Members
      • Publications
      • Casebook
      • Health Seminars and Meetings
      • Get Involved
      • How to Join
      • Contact us
    • For the Press
      • News
      • Press Releases
      • RSN Blog
      • Campaigns
      • Fairer Funding Campaign
      • Analysis & Commentary
      • Newsletters
      • Rural in the News
      • Research by Rural England

News

RSN joins calls to protect broadcast services ahead of second reading of government’s Media Bill
20.11.2023

RSN joins calls to protect broadcast services ahead of second reading of government’s Media Bill

The government’s proposed Media Bill will receive its Second reading in the House of Commons today (Tuesday 21 November 2023).  The Bill represents the biggest update to media regulation in a generation and will shape the future of TV and...

Read more

New report warns of pending crisis in childcare sector
20.11.2023

New report warns of pending crisis in childcare sector

New research by the Early Education and Childcare coalition has found that a mass exodus of staff from the childcare sector could leave many people struggling to find places for their children. According to the findings in Retention...

Read more

Winners of the Rural Community Business Awards 2023 announced
20.11.2023

Winners of the Rural Community Business Awards 2023 announced

Six inspirational community-owned businesses from across the UK and the people behind them have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to their communities, and as being the most inspiring businesses of their kind by the Plunkett Foundation at its Rural...

Read more

Vintage van connecting rural communities over a cuppa
20.11.2023

Vintage van connecting rural communities over a cuppa

Trent & Dove, a Housing Association working across Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, has found new ways to reach isolated rural communities. It says its Coffee Connect service, an orange vintage van which visit communities each week, has helped them...

Read more

The King’s Speech: A missed opportunity for rural voters?
13.11.2023

The King’s Speech: A missed opportunity for rural voters?

In last week’s Bulletin, I reflected on what rural communities needed to hear in the King’s Speech.  I had hoped that we would see the following principles applied through the provisions set out: An approach that considers the...

Read more

RSN Chief Exec: “Lack of government funding has created a rural ticking time bomb.”
13.11.2023

RSN Chief Exec: “Lack of government funding has created a rural ticking time bomb.”

The Rural Services Network Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, considers Professor Whitty’s new report which urges the government to address failings for older people in rural communities. Today the government’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has published his ...

Read more

Digital divide between rural and urban area is growing
13.11.2023

Digital divide between rural and urban area is growing

A new study has been published by the mobile operator, Vodaphone UK, which reveals the gap between urban and rural areas is growing when it comes to reliable connectivity. The report, ‘ Connecting the Countryside ’ was commissioned by Vodafone...

Read more

New government consultation finds Local Authorities are key to a successful EV roll out
13.11.2023

New government consultation finds Local Authorities are key to a successful EV roll out

The Lords Select Committee on Environment and Climate Change has published its consultation response to the Electric Vehicles Enquiry.  The written evidence from the Urban Transport Group highlights the disparity between urban and rural areas and the challenges each face...

Read more

Rural Lancashire communities to benefit from government grant to improve safety on buses
13.11.2023

Rural Lancashire communities to benefit from government grant to improve safety on buses

Specially trained officers will patrol buses and bus stations in Lancashire as part of a new pilot scheme to help stamp out anti-social behaviour on public transport. RSN member, Lancashire County Council, has welcomed the news that it is one...

Read more

Affordable housing in rural areas boosted as new scheme rolls out
13.11.2023

Affordable housing in rural areas boosted as new scheme rolls out

The government’s rural housing enabler scheme took another step forward last week as the first round of funding was awarded. The first payments were given to local partners in Cambridgeshire and Northumberland as part of a £2.5m package to...

Read more

NEWSLETTER

Sign up to receive all our latest news and updates.

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.

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.

The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.

1234....339340341

SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Sign up to our newsletter to receive all the latest news and updates.

Part of and working with:

Enter your details

RURAL SERVICES NETWORK

T: 01822 851370

E: admin@sparse.gov.uk

KEY LINKS

About Us Local Authority Parish Service Provider For the Press Parliamentary Become a member

LEGAL

General Disclaimer Privacy Policy Legal Details

FOLLOW US

©2023 Rural Services Network.

Website Powered by Codea Digital Ltd