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Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review
28.01.2019

Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review

28 January 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  (21 January  -  25 January) On Tuesday 22,...

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Rural Economy Committee - RSN Summary of the Final Evidence Session
23.01.2019

Rural Economy Committee - RSN Summary of the Final Evidence Session

The House of Lords Rural Economy Committee met for a final evidence session on the Government’s vision for the rural economy on Tuesday 22 January. The committee heard evidence from: Michael Gove MP, Secretary of...

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Underfunding of rural hospitals
21.01.2019

Underfunding of rural hospitals

Health think tank The Nuffield Trust has published its review on the impact of rurality on the costs of delivering health care in partnership with the National Centre for Rural Health and Care . Those trusts which are unavoidably...

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Rural schools face ‘educational isolation’
21.01.2019

Rural schools face ‘educational isolation’

The Times Educational Supplement has published the results of a report that warns rural schools are facing ‘educational isolation’ beyond simply being based in a remote area. The report’s authors emphasise that coastal and rural schools can be isolated...

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Students walk ‘dark and dangerous’ route in the face of bus cuts
21.01.2019

Students walk ‘dark and dangerous’ route in the face of bus cuts

Parents and students in North Hampshire are protesting proposed cuts to school bus services that would see pupils walking three miles across ‘unlit heathland and a busy A road’ in the dark to school, as reported by ITV News. ...

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First Church Archdeacon for 'Rural Mission' appointed
21.01.2019

First Church Archdeacon for 'Rural Mission' appointed

Canon Sally Gaze is the first Church of England Archdeacon for Rural Mission to be appointed, according to the Church Times. The Archdeacon for Rural Mission will help to increase church attendance in rural areas and strengthen community ties....

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Farmers left behind by poor connectivity
21.01.2019

Farmers left behind by poor connectivity

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has published the results of a recent survey that highlighted the extent of poor mobile and broadband coverage in remote areas, according to the websites Techradar and ISPreview. 93 per cent of farmers consider...

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Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review
21.01.2019

Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review

21 January 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  (14 January  -  18 January) The Government published...

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 Farmers - No-deal Brexit 'catastrophic'
14.01.2019

Farmers - No-deal Brexit 'catastrophic'

UK farmers and landowners have written to MPs to warn of the disastrous impact of a no-deal Brexit on food supplies, as reported by the Guardian. They expressed three main concerns: disrupted food supplies, high prices and farmers going...

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'Sandwich Generation' are vulnerable
14.01.2019

'Sandwich Generation' are vulnerable

The Office for National Statistics has published data on the ‘Sandwich Generation’ – those who care for both their parents and dependent children. The report found that they are more likely to suffer from mental ill-health, feel less satisfied...

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