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21.01.2013
RURAL business leaders are urging councils not to cut back on repairs to roads damaged by freezing temperatures. With councils already facing severe budget cuts, business leaders said minor roads provided a vital lifeline for rural businesses and...
17.01.2013
RECENT approval for the upgrade of the UK's rural broadband network has been welcomed by distance learning service providers. The £530m rural broadband scheme will improve web services in the country's more remote areas, said the Distance Learning...
17.01.2013
RURAL families will be hardest hit by government plans to cap benefit increases, a leading charity has warned. The higher cost of living in the countryside means rural communities will bear the brunt of proposals, said Action with...
17.01.2013
WORKING well together is a key factor behind the success of some rural micro-businesses, says a report. The assertion is made in a policy paper that pinpoints key factors behind the success of rural micro-businesses at a time...
14.01.2013
A CROSS-PARTY group of MPs has called on the government to reconsider the impact its funding settlement will have on rural communities. The group of more than 45 MPs said the 2013/14 Local Government Financial Settlement threatened to...
11.01.2013
RURAL leaders have struck a deal they say will bring faster broadband speeds a step closer for the countryside. The deal means not-for-profit and private companies looking to install infrastructure for community rural broadband networks can work with...
08.01.2013
THE government is to "consider the case" for reducing the amount of fuel duty paid by remote rural communities. The Rural Fuel Duty Rebate already gives motorists on remote Scottish isles and the Scilly Isles a 5p per...
08.01.2013
RURAL job hunters are being given passes allowing them free bus travel in Northamptonshire. Fifty passes are providing up to six round-trip journeys for job interviews on the county's pioneering CountyConnect bus service. They are being issued...
05.01.2013
THE 300th community-owned shop has opened, marking a significant increase in community-owned rural services across the UK. Cobham Community Shop opened its doors last month in Kent, representing a thriving sector which continues to buck national trends of...
04.01.2013
A WET weather fund set up to help farmers and rural communities has reached £450,000. A charitable trust set up by rural insurer NFU Mutual became the latest organisation to donate £150,000 to help communities hit by bad...
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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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