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08 Jan 2024

RSN Seminar Programme open!

It’s time to get organised for 2024 and make some time in your diary to attend one of our rural focused seminars. Almost 550 of…

08 Jan 2024

London gets well over ‘fair share’ of specialised NHS services while rural areas miss out

The Health Service Journal recently reported on NHS England figures.  HSJ findings suggest “people in some more rural areas are missing out on specialist treatments…

08 Jan 2024

Not that difficult to buy a home!

The NatWest Chair has recently been criticised for stating it’s not that difficult for people to get on the housing ladder.  The BBC reported that…

08 Jan 2024

Solution for lack of pharmacies?

Two Universities are joining up to tackle the growing problem of a recruitment crisis in pharmacies in the South West. The BBC reports on how…

18 Dec 2023

Sub-national residual fuel consumption analysis

Residual fuels are defined as non-gas, non-electricity and non-road transport fuels, and cover consumption of coal, petroleum, manufactured solid fuels and bioenergy and waste not…

18 Dec 2023

RSN welcomes NICRE report – Rural SMEs and the environment

Pic: Greg and Jade Pilley of Stroud Brewery in Gloucestershire The Rural Services Network (RSN) has welcomed the latest report from the National Innovation Centre…

18 Dec 2023

BT pauses some switches to Digital Voice for telecare customers

BT have announced that they are temporarily pausing all non-voluntary, managed migrations to a digital landline where there is any risk that the customer’s telecare…

18 Dec 2023

Families, business and industry to get energy efficiency support

The Government has announced that around a million homes will be made warmer and hundreds of business supported, as £6bn is allocated to cut energy…

18 Dec 2023

DCMS launch £25m energy efficiency scheme for voluntary and community sector

DCMS have launched a £25m energy efficiency scheme for voluntary and community sector organisations. More information via DCMS below: The £25.5m VCSE Energy Efficiency Scheme…

18 Dec 2023

COP 28 – Fossil Fuel progress?

World leaders have reached a new agreement to tackle climate change at a big UN meeting in Dubai.  The BBC reports on the progress made…