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03.09.2012
RURAL businesses and communities are expected to be among the main beneficiaries of faster next-generation mobile broadband. Everything Everywhere – the company behind Orange and T-Mobile – has been given the go-ahead to offer so-called 4G services from...
03.09.2012
STRONGER links between government departments are needed to ensure policies don't discriminate against rural communities, MPs have been told. The Rural Services Network made the recommendation in evidence submitted to the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee. ...
30.08.2012
ACADEMICS will gather this month for a major conference to debate the future of rural policy. The 2012 Rural Policy Conference will be held on Thursday, 27 September, at Kingsholm Rugby Stadium, Gloucester. This year's event centres...
28.08.2012
FARMING is much loved but few people realise its contribution to the rural economy, say university researchers. People have widespread affection for agriculture, even though there is a surprising level of ignorance about the sector, reveals a poll....
27.08.2012
RURAL campaigners have called on the government to maintain its pledge to protect the green belt. The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has produced a special briefing and map highlighting what it claims are major new threats...
23.08.2012
THE eighth annual Countryside Alliance Awards – dubbed the Rural Oscars – have opened for entries. The awards, which celebrate rural life, produce, heritage and character, are led by public nomination across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ...
22.08.2012
A £3.5m investment is set to create hundreds of rural jobs in Cumbria, the government has claimed. Around 900 jobs and almost 500 new businesses would be created following the creation of a Rural Growth Network in the...
21.08.2012
HOUSING associations have hit out at recommendations that expensive social housing should be sold off. The suggestion to sell off expensive social housing when it becomes vacant was made by the think tank Policy Exchange . Doing...
21.08.2012
SIX rural communities across County Durham are the latest to have their say on local conservation. Durham County Council is in the process of carrying out conservation character appraisals on many villages. Next in line for the...
21.08.2012
ALMOST £500,000 is available for rural projects in two districts of East Sussex. The WARR Partnership , covering the Wealden and Rother Districtsm said it had £450,000 to allocate under Leader RDPE funding. While the Rural Development...
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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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