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Postponement of the 24/02/2020 West Midlands Regional Seminar
Taking into account the current weather & flooding situation across the country we have decided to postpone the West Midlands Regional Seminar which was supposed to take place this upcoming Monday, 24th of February 2020 at Stafford Borough Council.
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27.01.2020
Plans for almost 1,000 new homes in rural Lancashire look set to be rejected following a recent landmark ruling on the county’s housing needs. Applications for 974 new homes were poised to be rejected by councillors at a planning...
27.01.2020
27 Januray 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 (20 Januray - 26January) Written Questions ...
27.01.2020
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in partnership with the Rural Housing Alliance, highlighting a selection of current rural housing issues and opportunities Survey assesses impact of national affordable housing...
27.01.2020
Hinterland this week - innovation in IT, some sour grapes over funding formulae, fruit and veg, rural cashback, electric cars and Kilvert’s diary… * * * Sleaford MP calls for more British fruit and veg to be...
20.01.2020
20 Januray 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 (13 Januray - 19January) Announcements ...
20.01.2020
Hinterland this week - the new agriculture bill, please for better broadband connectivity, Cornwall banging the rural drum, East Anglian trains, coastal erosion in East Riding and people making a meal of McDonalds. * * * Agriculture...
13.01.2020
The Rural Services Network is excited to launch our RSN 2020 Seminar Programme Each year we provide a range of seminar/networking events across the breadth of the country, with one event taking place in each region. ...
13.01.2020
13 Januray 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 (06 Januray - 12January) On 19 December 2019,...
13.01.2020
Hinterland this week some hard hitting stories about children in care and domestic abuse. A trio of “gentler” stories about rural economy and the environment and finally – the therapeutic value of shared GP appointments... * * *...
07.01.2020
A monthly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current funding opportunities → Download a printable version of the Funding Digest here Transforming Places through Heritage Grants – Architectural...
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HOT TOPICS
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
Tackling a collection of circumstances which leaves many rural residents vulnerable is a key issue for the RSN.
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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