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01 Jul 2019
Northern Powerhouse ‘undermined’ by austerity
Social Affairs Correspondent for the Independent, May Bulman, comments on a report released by the Institute for Public Policy Research North on the state of…
26 Jun 2019
Health and Social Care Spotlight – June 2019
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…
24 Jun 2019
Housing and Employment: A Survey of Rural Residents’ Experiences and Opinions
Rural England CIC has published a summary note based on a survey of rural residents to explore their views about housing development and priorities, and…
24 Jun 2019
Boris Johnson pledges to tackle digital divide
Writing in The Telegraph, Conservative leadership candidate Boris Johnson pledged to tackle the digital divide He said that it was a ‘disgrace’ that there is…
24 Jun 2019
Mental health care for teenagers is focus of conference
The BBC are reporting about 70 people, including teachers, pupils and NHS staff, are meeting today to discuss mental health provision in west Cumbria after…
17 Jun 2019
Post Office workers pay rates to be reviewed to stop branch closures
Post Office workers could be set for a pay rise after ministers agreed to review their wage rates in order to try to halt branch…
17 Jun 2019
Families trapped in poverty in rural Britain
Channel 4 has produced a ten-minute news piece on poverty in rural Britain as part of its Breadline Britain series. The video emphasises that while…
17 Jun 2019
‘Perfect storm’ causing rural bus decline
Bus Users UK has published a ten-point plan to reverse the decline in rural services, according to the website Transport-Network.co.uk The group, which represents bus…
17 Jun 2019
Rural surgery pioneers social prescribing
ITV covers the story of a rural medical centre in Lancashire that aims to turn patients away from pills and towards pastimes like dominoes, draughts…
10 Jun 2019
Rural 4G proposals need guarantees for consumers and businesses
Consumer and rural groups unite to set out four key tests for mobile operator plans to boost rural 4G in a letter to the Department for Digital, Culture,…
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