The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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PUBLIC funding should be used to attract investment in superfast rural broadband networks, says a report. Launched by the Carnegie UK Trust and the Community Broadband Network , the document examines the options for future investment in rural...
MORE funding is urgently needed to train volunteer drivers to keep vital community transport schemes on the road, say charities. The Community Transport Association (CTA) and Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) want the to allocate a...
VITAL repairs are needed to minor roads and rural routes seriously damaged by winter weather, local authorities and business leaders have warned. Roads risk becoming permanently strewn with potholes unless government invests now in proper resurfacing, said the...
SYLVIA Brown, chief executive of the charity Action with Communities in Rural England, is to retire at the end of March. The decision follows more than 10 years at the helm of the umbrellla organisation, which represents England's...
PRINCE Charles has voiced his concern for rural communities, highlighting the importance of the British countryside. The Prince of Wales was the guest-editor of a special edition of the BBC's flagship Countryfile programme on Sunday (10 March). ...
RESIDENTS have voted a resounding 'yes' in the UK's first neighbourhood plan referendum. The historic referendum was held in the Upper Eden area of Cumbria on Thursday (7 March). Residents were asked whether they wanted Eden District...
LOCAL authorities are employing novel ways trying to ease housing problems. First time buyers are set to be given help to get on the property ladder, thanks to an East Sussex County Council-backed mortgage scheme. The County...
RURAL tourism is set to benefit from a major new TV series. Tourism chiefs at West Dorset District Council are working to maximise the benefits to the area from ITV1 drama Broadchurch. Broadchurch is an ITV detective...
COUNCIL tax bills are higher for rural residents than they are for people in predominantly urban areas, the government has confirmed. The figures were revealed in answer to a parliamentary question from Graham Stuart, Conservative MP for Beverley...
ALMOST three-quarters of residents are satisfied with the way local councils run services, reveals a report. Levels of trust in councils have risen significantly over the last decade, according to the sector-led improvement baseline evaluation report by the...
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The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
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.
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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