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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...
31.05.2013
RURAL youngsters are at a much higher risk behind the wheel than their urban counterparts, reveals a study. Rural young drivers are 44% more likely to be involved in an injury-causing collision, it found. The study was...
29.05.2013
RURAL residents have more savings than their urban neighbours, reveal the latest figures. Measured across all regions of England and Wales, the average rural savings balance is £9,435 – some 17% higher than the urban balance of £8,060....
27.05.2013
ENGLAND'S National Parks are worth as much as the UK aerospace industry to the economy, says a report. National parks are thriving rural economies as well as iconic landscapes and part of the national identity, says the study....
27.05.2013
THE deadline has been extended for applications to the government's £20m Rural Community Broadband Fund. Rural communities have just under a month to get their applications in for the final round of the fund. The deadline for...
27.05.2013
BUSINESSES across Wiltshire and Swindon can bid for funding through a rural grants scheme. The rural economy grants scheme, run by Wiltshire Council , is open for applications and runs until December 2014. The scheme aims to...
23.05.2013
MORE should be done to promote rural tourism, the government has been told. The Country Land and Business Association said the government needed to work more closely with the tourism industry to boost visitor numbers in England and...
22.05.2013
A RURAL advice service has secured a major funding package worth almost £350,000. The Rural Cambs Citizens' Advice Bureau provides frontline welfare advice to residents of Fenland and East Cambridgeshire. It has been awarded £345,162 under a...
20.05.2013
Stimulating economic growth is the top priority for the government, MPs have been told. "We want to see rural areas contributing to and benefitting from that growth," said DEFRA minister Richard Benyon. "We are working to improve...
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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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