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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,…

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14 Dec 2020

Rural Review of National Infrastructure Strategy – Fairer Faster Greener Growth

The National Infrastructure Strategy was launched on 25th November at the same time as the one year Spending Review In recent weeks the Rural Services…

14 Dec 2020

Unlocking the contribution of rural enterprise to ‘levelling up’

The Open Access Government feature the thoughts of Professor Jeremy Phillipson, Director of the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise and Paddy Bradley, CEO of Swindon and…

14 Dec 2020

Funding gap ‘devastates’ rural bus services

Transport Network has reported that remote bus services saw journeys fall by 97 million last year due to a £348 million funding gap The new…

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

Positive News from a small rural village in Somerset

The villagers of Stoke Saint Gregory on the Somerset Levels, are in high spirits, as the Heart of The Village Project, (HOTV ) is reaching another…

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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08 Dec 2020

Rural Economy Spotlight – December 2020

A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities Rural…

07 Dec 2020

National lockdowns unfairly penalise rural Britain and must never be repeated

The Telegraph reports on complaints raised by rural residents that they are being ‘penalised’ through COVID-19 restrictions that unfairly affect rural communities Following the November…