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12.04.2012
A SECOND round of funding is now open under the Village SOS scheme. Operated by the Big Lottery Fund, Village SOS is looking to award grants of £10,000-£50,000 for enterprising community enterprises. Funding opened on 10 April...
11.04.2012
SUPPORTING local shops and community facilities are among key plans for a market town. A regeneration masterplan drawn up by Durham County Council for Crook aims to support retail development and improve the town centre environment. Local...
10.04.2012
ONE thousand rural businesses will benefit from the first grants under a new government scheme, claim ministers. The £20m Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme will turn business plans into reality, said farm minister Jim Paice. Farmers, foresters...
10.04.2012
RURAL businesses have until the end of the month to apply for the first round of funding from a major new grant scheme. The Rural Economy Grant is aimed at helping farmers and rural entrepreneurs to start and...
05.04.2012
COMPETITION watchdogs should investigate high rural fuel prices, the government has been told. Tory MP Sarah Newton believes the Office of Fair Trading should look into the reasons why petrol costs up to 5p/litre more in rural areas....
05.04.2012
UP TO £100m is available to help households keep warm during 2012/13 – the last year of the Warm Front scheme. Scheme organisers highlighted the figure after a mild winter saw some funding for 2011/12 due to be...
03.04.2012
THREE new networks have been unveiled to help ensure government policies are rural-friendly. Fourteen Rural and Farming Networks were established at the start of the year to act as identify and feed back local issues and concerns to...
02.04.2012
BRITAIN'S best 50 places to live are highlighted in a survey of rural areas with the best quality of life. Cambridgeshire occupies two of the top three positions of the latest Halifax Rural Areas Quality of Life Survey....
30.03.2012
MARKET towns are set to be among the beneficiaries of a £1m fund to help revitalise Britain's high streets. The government funding will be made available to help revitalise local economies by support the creation of high street...
27.03.2012
PLANS to reform the local bus subsidy system have been welcomed by Britain's biggest bus operator. The government proposals aim to attract more people on to buses while giving local transport authorities more influence over local bus networks....
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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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