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18.07.2022
After a week of high temperatures across the UK, the Met Office has issued a very rare amber warning for much of England In many parts of the Country temperatures are expected to peak above 37 °C The...
18.07.2022
A fund is now available for financially vulnerable households who live off the gas grid and rely on bulk fuel deliveries in order and to keep warm this winter The scheme helps prevent self-disconnection where a household cannot afford...
18.07.2022
Westmorland Gazette reports that broadband provider, Fibrus, has revealed its plans for its roll out across Great Britain - starting with ‘underserved towns and villages’ in Cumbria In a staged approach, the expansion from Fibrus will see it cover...
18.07.2022
ITV reports that over the next three years almost £17million pounds will be spent in North Yorkshire on improving broadband coverage and transport links in rural areas The funding has come from the shared prosperity fund, which was put...
11.07.2022
Rural Planning in the 2020s is a report launched this month by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI ) It examines the challenges facing rural communities throughout the UK and in Ireland in the 2020s....
11.07.2022
The Rural Coalition, a network of 13 national rural organisations who all subscribe to a vision for a living and working countryside in England, joined forces last week at a reception in the House of Lords The event focused...
11.07.2022
The Yorkshire Post reports on a new report launched by Localis, an independent think tank, titled Reaching Rural Properties: Off Grid heating in the transition to net zero The article states: ‘Localis argues that off grid households...
11.07.2022
The BBC report a Devon charity that provides care to people in their own homes is stopping its service because it cannot find enough carers North East Dartmoor Care (NEDCare), based in Moretonhampstead, said carers were leaving their...
11.07.2022
A review of competition in the road fuel market has found cause for concern in the growing gap between the price of crude oil when it enters refineries, and the wholesale price when it leaves refineries as petrol or diesel...
11.07.2022
The National Federation of SubPostmasters (NFSP) has urged its members to contact their MPs to address the mounting concerns of postmasters that the Post Office network is under threat of collapse With the income generated from Post Office Limited...
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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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