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13 Dec 2021
Temporary on-farm campsites inject £25m into rural economy
Farming UK reports that temporary campsites set up on farms have given Britain’s rural economy a major boost, but many businesses fear that relaxed permitted…
06 Dec 2021
RSN Response to the Adult Social Care White Paper
In our initial response to the Social Care White Paper which we issued the day after the White Paper was published, the Rural Services Network…
06 Dec 2021
Net Zero Strategy Rural Lens
In October 2021 the Government published its Net Zero Strategy, setting out (by sector) the policies and measures intended to keep the UK on its…
06 Dec 2021
Rural retirees ‘can end up in unsuitable, unsafe homes’
The Telegraph reports on warnings from The Social Market Foundation think tank that elderly people can end up in oversized or unsafe homes if they…
06 Dec 2021
Cyclist deaths soar on rural roads in England
The BBC also reports that coronavirus lockdowns have created a cycling boom in England, with record numbers of people out on their bikes to get…
06 Dec 2021
New social care plans risk backlash over failure to tackle England’s winter crisis
The Guardian reports that Ministers are risking a fresh backlash over social care by unveiling long awaited proposals that will offer no new funding to…
06 Dec 2021
Views sought on transport plan for Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk
BBC News reports that six major routes have been singled out for development as part of a regional transport plan for the next 30 years…
06 Dec 2021
Farmers in England to be paid for looking after soil health from next year
The Guardian reports that farmers will be paid for looking after England’s soils for the first time from next year, when the first stage of…
06 Dec 2021
Rural Economy Spotlight – December 2021
A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities Government…
29 Nov 2021
Concerns raised regarding Social Care costs
The Nuffield Trust Deputy Director of Policy Natasha Curry commented last week ahead of the vote to the amendment to the Care Act 2014 “The…
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