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24 Jan 2022

Shropshire-only ambulance service ‘won’t solve problems’

BBC reports that members of Shropshire Council have backed calls for ambulances that serve solely the county as they claim the system currently offered by…

24 Jan 2022

24/01/2022 – RSN Rural Economy Group Meeting

Date: 24th January 2022  Subject: Rural EconomyChair: Graham Biggs MBE, Chief Executive, Rural Services NetworkHosted: Online Event via Zoom – To download the agenda and papers associated…

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24 Jan 2022

Spotlight on Rural Housing – January 2022

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…

17 Jan 2022

Rural communities risk Catch-22 situation as shift to online gathers pace but poor connectivity still leaves many behind

New research highlights growing rural-urban divide and calls on government to rural proof pandemic rebuild plans Many residents of England’s small towns and villages face…

17 Jan 2022

Millions of rural homes forced into expensive eco upgrades

The Telegraph has reported how rural areas will be disproportionately affected by the heating crisis over the next decade amid plans to ban fossil fuel…

17 Jan 2022

Report Warns of Underinvestment in Rural Connectivity and Skills

Publications including ISPreview and IT Pro cover the findings of a new Rural England CIC report that shows many people in the country’s small towns…

17 Jan 2022

Holiday lets ‘are strangling rural communities’ in Cornwall

Farmers Weekly and Cornwall Live report on new data revealing how rural families are being deprived of housing by a 1,000% surge in the number…

17 Jan 2022

Deal to bring rural areas up to speed on broadband

The Times reports that rural fibre broadband provider, Borderlink, which trades as GoFibre, has received £164 million of new funding from Gresham House, the asset…

17 Jan 2022

Webinar series – Delivering Rural Economic Growth

This CPD module is intended to allow delegates to explore the key characteristics of rural economies and consider the most appropriate strategy they might follow…

10 Jan 2022

Resilient rural businesses innovate and diversify during Covid

Rural businesses in parts of England have shown remarkable resilience during Covid-19 by innovating and adapting in response to the severe economic challenges of the…