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20 Feb 2020
Health and Social Care Spotlight – February 2020
This newsletter on rural health is provided for the RSN and the Rural Health and Care Alliance It includes a roundup of rural health news, research, learning…
17 Feb 2020
RSN response – Prime Minister’s promises on bus and cycle routes
The Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network wrote a letter which was published in the Guardian this week on 13th February 2020 It was…
17 Feb 2020
Urban schools get more funding than rural counterparts
In figures released by the Government on February 11 2020, schools in areas classified as Predominantly Urban received £332 more per pupil on average than…
17 Feb 2020
Government Urged to Level the Playing Field for UK’s Rural Shops
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the Government to ensure that rural shops are included in its plans to level up the UK…
17 Feb 2020
First Homes plan could put rural affordable housing at risk
Inside Housing reports that landlords are arguing the new First Homes policy announced by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick last Friday could lead to homes being…
17 Feb 2020
Transport Deserts – why reconnecting rural England matters
The CPRE, the countryside charity have launched a new report Transport deserts, highlighting the lack of public transport across rural towns in the North East…
17 Feb 2020
Storm Dennis: severe flood warnings in place across England
The media continues to report on how Storm Dennis has triggered mass flooding across the country over the weekend, with over 700 flood warnings and…
13 Feb 2020
Road Network Size and Condition
This analysis presents data from the Department for Transport about the estimates of the length of all roads maintained by the Local Highway Authority in…
12 Feb 2020
RSN Economic Profiling Service – February 2020
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance – Alternative claimant count flows (November 2019) – Alternative claimant count as percentage of working…
10 Feb 2020
Funding available for bus services
On 30 September 2019 the Chancellor announced details about £220 million of commitments in 2020-21 to transform bus services in England This included a range…
