Latest News
02 May 2026
This Bank Holiday Weekend, Let’s Rethink Rural England
This Bank Holiday Weekend, Let’s Rethink Rural England
Read more
29 Apr 2026
29/04/2026 – RSN Seminar: Rural Economy
You can download the agenda for the day here The Speaker Presentations can be downloaded below: Kerry Booth, Chief Executive, Rural Services Network“Welcome & Introduction to the topic of Rural...
Read more
27 Apr 2026
Delivering For All: Rural Realities, The Voices Behind The Data
For too long, the story of rural communities has been told through statistics, funding gaps, service deficits and infrastructure shortfalls. Important though these are, they only tell part of the...
Read more
27 Apr 2026
Rural Impact In Focus As Clean Energy Accelerates
The Government has set out an accelerated vision for the UK’s clean energy transition, alongside renewed parliamentary scrutiny of what this shift could mean for rural communities.
Read more
27 Apr 2026
Rural And Coastal Communities Backed In Devolution Bill
The House of Lords has reinstated a key amendment to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, introducing a specific competence on rural affairs for the new Strategic Authorities set...
Read more
27 Apr 2026
New Queen Elizabeth Trust To Support Communities
A new UK-wide charity, The Queen Elizabeth Trust, has been established to honour the life and service of Queen Elizabeth II, marking the centenary of her birth.
Read more
27 Apr 2026
Leaders Highlight Rural Role in National Resilience
A coalition of rural local authorities has written to ministers, setting out the critical role that rural and peripheral areas can play in strengthening the UK’s resilience and prosperity.
Read more
27 Apr 2026
DPA Marks 25 Years With Next National Plan
The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) will mark an important moment in its 25th year on Tuesday 9 June at the Royal Institution, with the launch of the next iteration of its...
Read more
27 Apr 2026
Rural Coalition Raises Key Concerns With DEFRA Minister
Rural Coalition Raises Key Concerns With DEFRA Minister
Read more