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22 Feb 2021
Broadband pressure sees people turning to mobile phones to stay online
PA Media has covered the results of a new report suggesting that extra pressure on broadband connections is forcing people to resort to using mobile…
22 Feb 2021
The Government’s ‘relentless push for development’ is ‘destroying rural England’
Ros Coward, Professor Emerita of Journalism at Roehampton University, has written in the Guardian this week that local action groups are protesting to save stretches…
22 Feb 2021
Chancellor must do more to tackle rampant rural disadvantage, campaigners urge
New economic research reveals government spending per person on public infrastructure is 44% higher for urban areas than it is for rural areas. Rural Services…
15 Feb 2021
What impact has Covid19 had on rural communities?
With the Rural Services Network about to publish a new report on 1st March on how the countryside economies can be revitalised (Revitalising Rural: Realising…
15 Feb 2021
First phase of Shared Rural Network set to bring £187m boost to UK rural businesses
Computer Weekly has reported on predictions that the first phase of the new £1 billion Shared Rural Network (SRN) could increase the turnover for rural…
15 Feb 2021
5G and Health – Check the Facts
Following extensive research with UK key target public sectors, Mobile UK have found that while only a very small minority are against 5G, a significant…
15 Feb 2021
SpaceX satellites could transform UK rural businesses
Farming UK has reported that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has begun testing its Starlink broadband service in the English countryside, as part of plans to ‘blanket’…
15 Feb 2021
Exit pay cap revoked
The Municipal Journal has reported on the Government reversal of its decision to impose a £95,000 cap on exit payments on public sector authorities, admitting…
09 Feb 2021
UK-wide events to inspire and support delivery of community-led affordable homes in rural communities
Jo Lavis, ACRE’s rural housing advisor blogs ahead of the UK Rural Housing Summit 2021 and explains why groups should attend. Across the country rural…
08 Feb 2021
Final Settlement Published
The Rural Services Network (RSN) is pleased that the Final Settlement for Local Government, announced last week in Parliament with a written statement from the…
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