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Yorkshire Regional Seminar - Change of date

Due to the General Election, the Yorkshire & Humber regional seminar has been postponed from 9th Dec to Wed 15th January at North Yorkshire County Council.  Invitations to follow!

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Call for Evidence: Households not connected to the electricity distribution network
18.11.2019

Call for Evidence: Households not connected to the electricity distribution network

From recent engagement with stakeholders, Ofgem understand that there may be a small number of households across Great Britain without access to the electricity distribution network As a result, Ofgem want to get a better understanding of this issue...

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Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review
18.11.2019

Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review

18 November 2019 Below is an RSN review of last week's rural related politics as well as a look forward to the week ahead: Last week in politics  (11 November -  17 November) On Friday 15th,...

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What are the main parties saying about rural?
11.11.2019

What are the main parties saying about rural?

What are the main parties saying about rural? An analysis by Kerry Booth, RSN Assistant Chief Executive It’s a good question and not one with an easy answer! In order to write this piece I started by...

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#ruralquestiontime
11.11.2019

#ruralquestiontime

The Rural Services Network today launched a campaign entitled '#ruralquestiontime’ designed at encouraging organisations, and individuals in rural areas to ask their candidates – on the doorstep or at hustings (or both!!) standing for election as an MP in the...

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How rural could decide the election
11.11.2019

How rural could decide the election

At the RSN we represent 127 local authorities who have a population of 24million, that’s 43% of England’s population. These authorities cover almost 11 million hectares of land, 82 % of England and our member authorities contribute £556,238 million...

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Rural Coalition statement for the General Election
11.11.2019

Rural Coalition statement for the General Election

THE RURAL COALITION Putting rural at the heart of Governmen t The Rural Coalition is an alliance of thirteen national organisations who have come together with a shared vision of a living, working countryside.  In...

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Fighting for rural
11.11.2019

Fighting for rural

The Rural Services Network is the national champion for rural services and aims to provide a strong voice for people in rural areas. With the announcement of the election on 12th December, they have a number of activities planned...

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Government announces plans to tackle GP crisis in rural areas
11.11.2019

Government announces plans to tackle GP crisis in rural areas

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Matt Hancock (Health Secretary) acknowledged rising public concern about GP accessibility – and said he had sometimes struggled to get an appointment himself in the past. The Tories have therefore promised to...

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Councils need billions more for adult care
11.11.2019

Councils need billions more for adult care

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has reported that Councils need ‘billions of pounds in additional funding to meet the rising costs of adult social care’, and this is just to maintain services at current levels.  A growing elderly population,...

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Liberal Democrats announce skills wallet plans
11.11.2019

Liberal Democrats announce skills wallet plans

The BBC reports that the Liberal Democrat party are proposing a £10,000 grant for every adult in England to put towards education and training.  The money would go into a "skills wallet" over a period of 30 years, to...

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Public Sector Funding

The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.

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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.

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The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.

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Tackling a collection of circumstances which leaves many rural residents vulnerable is a key issue for the RSN.

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The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.

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