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09 Feb 2026

Public Digital Report On Challenges Facing Local Services

Public Digital has published a new report exploring how local public services can move beyond crisis management towards more preventative, collaborative and user-centred models of…

09 Feb 2026

UK Renewable Liquid Gas Supply Reaches 25 Million Litres As Industry Scales Up For Net Zero

The UK’s liquified petroleum gas (LPG) sector is now supplying 25 million litres of renewable liquid gases to customers nationwide, according to new figures published in Liquid Gas…

02 Feb 2026

Warm Homes Plan Aims To Cut Bills And Tackle Fuel Poverty

The government has launched a £15 billion Warm Homes Plan, described as the biggest public investment in home upgrades in British history, aimed at cutting…

02 Feb 2026

UK Poverty: The 2026 Picture

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s UK Poverty 2026 report shows that poverty remains a persistent feature of life for millions of people across the UK, with…

02 Feb 2026

No Short Cuts To Neighbourhood Recovery

A new report from the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods has set out the scale of neighbourhood-level deprivation in England and called for a long-term, coordinated…

02 Feb 2026

RSN Members Come Together for the First Seminar of 2026

Last week, we were pleased to host the first RSN Member Exclusive Seminar of 2026, bringing members together online for a wide-ranging and thoughtful discussion…

02 Feb 2026

New Homes Accelerator Expands

Phase 2 of the New Homes Accelerator has launched, widening support to unblock stalled housing developments and accelerate delivery across England. The programme has already…

02 Feb 2026

A Rural Lens On The National Plan To End Homelessness

English Rural has published a rural perspective on the Government’s recently released National Plan to End Homelessness, welcoming its ambition to make homelessness rare, brief…

02 Feb 2026

Plunkett UK Raises Concerns Over Government Pub Support Package

Plunkett UK has expressed disappointment at the government’s announcement of a 15% discount on pubs’ business rates bills from April. The national charity warns that…

29 Jan 2026

Building Sustainable Community Support for Chronic Illness in Rural Areas

Across rural communities, people living with chronic illness often face a unique combination of challenges: limited access to services, social isolation, transport barriers, and a…