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Vulnerability

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

Rural Vulnerability Day held in Parliament
18.02.2019

Rural Vulnerability Day held in Parliament

Rural England CIC held its 2nd Annual Rural Vulnerability Day in the Houses of Parliament on 11th February and at the event, launched their latest State of Rural Services Report. The event was hosted by Phillip Dunne MP,...

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UK’s most vulnerable being deprived of cash
18.02.2019

UK’s most vulnerable being deprived of cash

UK’s most vulnerable being deprived of cash despite industry-wide calls for intervention The UK’s most vulnerable people like the elderly and lower earners are being deprived from accessing the cash they so desperately depend upon to go about their...

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Rural schools risk isolation from Government support
18.02.2019

Rural schools risk isolation from Government support

Tes reports this week on a joint report by Plymouth Marjon University and Plymouth University that called for ministers to review how schools bid for government support to improve access for isolated schools. The report, after surveying 61 schools,...

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Rural broadband rollout programme brings hope
18.02.2019

Rural broadband rollout programme brings hope

Rural broadband specialists, County Broadband, have secured a £46 million investment from Aviva Investors, according to Total Telecom. The report suggested that County Broadband are now able to proceed with a ‘fibre to the home’ (FTTH) rollout programme thanks...

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Campaign to protect cash
18.02.2019

Campaign to protect cash

The Federation of Small Businesses and Which? have jointly called for a regulator to ensure companies and shoppers who rely on cash are not disadvantaged, as reported by CityA.M. It comes after Which? found that 25,000 cash machines were...

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Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review
18.02.2019

Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review

18 February 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 February -  14 February) On Tuesday 12,...

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The State of Rural Services Report launched in Parliament
11.02.2019

The State of Rural Services Report launched in Parliament

Basic mobile calls are not possible across main networks in a third of rural homes. The report also finds that rural residents are losing out as bus services are scrapped. Residents of rural England are being cut off...

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Countryside being let down by mobile phone giants
11.02.2019

Countryside being let down by mobile phone giants

The Telegraph and Mail both reported on Rural England’s biannual State of Rural Services report, which fund that a third of rural households are unable to make a basic mobile call across the main network, and that more than half...

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A different place demands a different strategy - Rural England, Conference, 8 March
11.02.2019

A different place demands a different strategy - Rural England, Conference, 8 March

As we approach the 20th anniversary of the last Rural White Paper, a one day conference will consider how a new Rural Strategy can deliver for rural communities in England and call on the Government to produce such a strategy....

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Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review
11.02.2019

Rural Related Politics - An RSN weekly review

11 February 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  (4 February -  8 February) On Monday 4,...

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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

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.

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The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.

The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.

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