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02 Oct 2020

Walking & Cycling

The Government has an ambition for increased levels of activity both through cycling and walking. The following analyses take a look at statistics from the…

28 Sep 2020

RSN response to the Comprehensive Spending Review

The Government announced earlier in the year its Comprehensive Spending Review which is carried out approximately every three years to allocate funding to departments which…

28 Sep 2020

Call for Government to level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19

Call for Government to level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19 Rural Coalition urges Government to unlock untapped potential of rural communities…

28 Sep 2020

New report to boost affordable housing supply published

The Affordable Housing Commission’s new report ‘A National Housing Conversion Fund: buying properties to boost affordable housing supply’ was published last week The report calls…

28 Sep 2020

Rural isolation and mental health

Somerset County Gazette and South West Farmer have reported on YouGov research, commissioned by the Samaritans showing that nearly half (45 per cent) of men…

28 Sep 2020

Rural risk to fast broadband target

The Times has reported on warning from telecommunications firms that the Government risks missing its target of delivering gigabit broadband speeds to all parts of…

28 Sep 2020

Rural Coalition: ‘Rural areas in danger of being left behind’

Several news outlets have followed up on the Rural Coalition’s calls for Government to commit equitable funding for rural areas to support England’s economic recovery…

21 Sep 2020

Warning Over Access to Covid-19 Testing for Rural Social Care Sector

WARNING OVER ACCESS TO COVID-19 TESTING FOR RURAL SOCIAL CARE SECTOR Fears also raised for closure of rural care homes if funding gap not plugged…

21 Sep 2020

Warning over access to COVID-19 testing for rural social care sector

Papers including the Northumberland Gazette, Care Talk and Hexham Courant have identified critical challenges in delivering social care services during the pandemic, with four in…

21 Sep 2020

Plymouth University: Levelling up our digital health strategy

The New Statesman has published an article sponsored by Plymouth University arguing that the digital divide in Britain needs to be addressed for digital health…