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21 Dec 2020
COVID-19 will have a long-term impact on rural communities
The Conversation writes that rural communities, in particular, will be hit hard by the long-term consequences of the pandemic Noting that the closure of local…
21 Dec 2020
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announces planning U-turn
The Times has reported that the Government has announced a U-turn on its controversial planning algorithm On Wednesday, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP (Con) abandoned…
21 Dec 2020
Make use of local resources to achieve rural roll-out of the vaccine
Jamie Stone MP (LibDem), writes in PoliticsHome this week that for rural constituencies the vaccine presents several new problems As rural communities often contain a…
21 Dec 2020
Openreach to hire 5,000 engineers to speed up broadband rollout
The Financial Times and Guardian have reported that BT Openreach is creating 5,300 new roles next year as it speeds up broadband upgrades, driven by…
17 Dec 2020
RSN responds to Provisional Settlement 2021-22
RSN reaction to Provisional Local Government Financial Settlement The Rural Services Network welcomes the news of an increase in Rural Services Delivery Grant in the…
14 Dec 2020
Spending Review 2020 – Gigabit capable broadband funding
In our analysis of the Spending Review 2020 through a Rural Lens (referred to in last week’s Bulletin and available here) we reported on the…
14 Dec 2020
Rural, Remote and At Risk – Rural Health
The Nuffield Trust has published a briefing which explores the impact the pandemic has had on the delivery of rural and remote health services in England,…
14 Dec 2020
Tory councillors join call for Government planning rethink
Housing Today has reported that countryside campaigners have joined with more than 2,000 local councillors to sign a letter to Housing Minister Robert Jenrick MP…
14 Dec 2020
Share your views on the NHS ICS Consultation from a rural perspective
The Trust that runs Shropshire’s acute hospitals is asking people across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid-Wales to take a few minutes to complete a…
14 Dec 2020
RSN Official Response to the House of Lords COVID-19 Committee
Thank you to the many members that responded to our recent survey which helped inform a call for evidence by the House of Lords COVID-19…
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