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News
24.05.2012
THREE in five rural businesses are dissatisfied with their broadband speeds, reveals a study. Businesses are suffering with the slow speed of their broadband, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Its report, The Missing Links –...
20.05.2012
A PROJECT to alleviate fuel poverty has helped almost 200 households in one of England's smallest counties. Households in fuel poverty are defined as those that spend more than 10% of their income on keeping warm. With...
17.05.2012
RURAL businesses in south-west England show it is possible to innovate and grow, believes DEFRA secretary Caroline Spelman. Mrs Spelman's held a rural roadshow at the Devon County Show on Thursday (17 May). She heard firsthand about...
15.05.2012
There have been major organizational and policy changes within the environmental agenda for local authorities and public bodies and this event will provide an opportunity to explore their different guises. · Ecosystem services and the Natural Environment White Paper...
15.05.2012
CHANGES in housing benefit rules threaten to break up rural communities, a report has warned. Rural tenants could be forced to move tens of miles away from friends and family, it found. The study was carried out...
14.05.2012
PROPOSALS to modernise the process of recording rights of way have been unveiled by the government. The proposals were developed in consultation with groups such as the Ramblers and Country Land and Business Association . They were...
14.05.2012
THE Countryside and Community Research Institute is examining the impact of different practices on cod fishing. Based in Gloucestershire, the CCRI is undertaking the research for the North Sea Regional Advisory Council (NSRAC). It will also explore...
11.05.2012
THE government's £1.4bn regional growth fund is failing to deliver value for money, says the official financial watchdog. The fund was established to support private sector jobs and growth in places that rely on the public sector. ...
11.05.2012
FORGOTTEN rural communities must be treated more fairly, an MP has warned. Neil Parish, Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton , said greater fairness was needed in the shaping of government energy and environmental policy. The coalition...
11.05.2012
THE government's £60m rural economy grant scheme has been massively oversubscribed. Hundreds of applications were sent to Defra by the 30 April deadline, with total grants requested dwarfing available funds. Launched in February, the scheme invited applications...
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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.
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.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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