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27 Apr 2020
Slow rural internet speeds ‘adding hours to working day’ during lockdown
ITV reports that added strain on internet services during the lockdown is providing challenges and frustration in some rural areas As many more people are…
20 Apr 2020
RSN make contact with the Government on exit strategy and the implications for rural communities
The Rural Services Network has written to The Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care) along with other key rural…
20 Apr 2020
Rural Mobile Coverage – The Shared Rural Network
The Rural Services Network believes that a Digitally Connected countryside is vital for the future of rural communities and the growth of the Rural Economy.…
20 Apr 2020
Government announces major package to support online learning
The Government announced plans on 19th April to support online learning by providing disadvantaged children across England with laptops and tablets as part of a…
14 Apr 2020
#LevelUp FE – Remote learning offers an opportunity for rural FE colleges
The final article in Rural Services Network (RSN) chief executive Graham Biggs and Young Somerset chief executive Nik Harwood’s mini-series for Further Education News reported…
14 Apr 2020
Food deliveries from volunteers provide lifeline
Families in parts of rural England say they are totally dependent on volunteers delivering food during the coronavirus crisis In rural England many households face…
14 Apr 2020
Rural counties see a spike in covid-19 cases amid fury over ‘Coronavirus holidays’
The Conversation, an online publication that publishes academic articles, published data from genetics professor Tim Spector’s COVID-19 symptom tracker app which suggests that people leaving…
14 Apr 2020
Ministers urged to step up help to stop people choosing between ‘heating and eating’ amid coronavirus crisis
Politics Home reported that a coalition of Liberal Democrat, Labour, SNP and Green MPs have written to Business Secretary Alok Sharma to demand a major…
14 Apr 2020
Young Somerset digitised their 1-to-1 therapy service in just one week
Four weeks ago Young Somerset were supporting 350 young people a week through face-to-face youth work and interventions. Their digital infrastructure could best be described…
06 Apr 2020
The remote and rural hospitals at threat from coronavirus
The health publication HSJ reports that the coronavirus outbreak is currently a highly regionalised feature in the UK This means that hospitals in more remote…
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