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26 Feb 2024
Winning the Rural Vote: Focus on Unleashing Rural Economic Potential
Each week we are focusing on a different policy area within our ‘Winning the Rural Vote Campaign’ and this week we are exploring the Rural…
26 Feb 2024
New Rules to Balance Holiday Lets & Housing in Rural England
In order to address the escalating housing affordability crisis in rural and tourist-heavy regions of England, the Government has announced a set of measures aimed…
26 Feb 2024
The Decline of Bus Services in Rural England: A Deepening Divide
In the face of a widening gap between rural and urban public transport services, England’s rural communities are grappling with a bus provision crisis that…
26 Feb 2024
Council Tax Rises: The Rural Perspective
The County Councils Network (CCN) has warned that local authorities across England, especially those in rural areas, are facing an unprecedented financial crisis. The majority…
26 Feb 2024
UKRI Targets Health Inequalities in Rural and Coastal Areas with New Initiative
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has taken a step forward in addressing health inequalities with a series of innovative projects under its Mobilising Community Assets…
26 Feb 2024
North Devon’s Quest for GP to Preserve Rural Health
Residents of Lynton and Lynmouth in North Devon are amidst a social media surge to safeguard their local healthcare with an urgent search for a…
20 Feb 2024
Job Quality Indicators
The attached analysis presents ONS indicators of the quality of jobs (hours, earnings and contract information) in the UK using earnings data from the Annual…
20 Feb 2024
Local Area Migration Indicators
The Office for National Statistics has produced a set of data on migration flow as part of its set of local area migration indicators. This…
19 Feb 2024
Winning the Rural Vote: The Imperative for Fair Funding
Last month’s launch of the Winning The Rural Vote campaign in parliament marked a significant step forward in the push for equitable resource distribution to…
19 Feb 2024
The Crucial Role of Rural Exception Sites: A Path to Affordable Housing
Recent research conducted by the University of College London (UCL), commissioned by the Rural Housing Network, sheds light on the critical factors affecting the successful…
