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News
14.12.2020
Church Times and The Times Educational Supplement have reported that trainee teachers are to be sent into primary schools in more deprived rural areas as part of a plan to tackle recruitment problems The Rural Teaching Partnership will be...
14.12.2020
Housing Today has reported that countryside campaigners have joined with more than 2,000 local councillors to sign a letter to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick MP (Con) opposing the Government’s planning reforms set out in its summer white paper The...
14.12.2020
Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme launches its new Carbon Emissions Reduction Fund The fund will support charity initiatives that reduce the climate change impact associated with energy use. Managed and delivered by Energy Saving Trust, the Energy...
14.12.2020
The villagers of Stoke Saint Gregory on the Somerset Levels, are in high spirits, as the Heart of The Village Project, (HOTV ) is reaching another significant milestone with bringing their pub, The Royal Oak, back into use pulling pints and...
14.12.2020
14 December 2020 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 (7 December - 13 December) On the 8th...
14.12.2020
The Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals is asking people across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid-Wales to take a few minutes to complete a survey to help develop a new Public Participation Strategy Julia Clarke, Director of Corporate...
14.12.2020
Thank you to the many members that responded to our recent survey which helped inform a call for evidence by the House of Lords COVID-19 Committee The Committee is to hold an initial inquiry into how the rapidly increasing...
14.12.2020
South West Mutual , one of our RSP members, are looking at how sole traders, small businesses and community supporting, or social purpose minded organisations (clubs, associations, unions, charities, CICs) see their banking needs, their banking relationships, the use of...
07.12.2020
The Telegraph reports on complaints raised by rural residents that they are being ‘penalised’ through COVID-19 restrictions that unfairly affect rural communities Following the November nation-wide lockdown, the article calls on the Government to ‘never again resort to a...
07.12.2020
The Municipal Journal reports on a recent Local Government Association call for councils to act alongside the NHS on vaccine distribution The report argues that national bodies need to listen to local and regional knowledge, skills and capacity to...
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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.
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
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.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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