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08 Apr 2018
£2m fund to restore rural buildings
A new grant scheme is offering funding for land managers to restore their historic farm buildings. Launched by Defra, Natural England and Historic England, the…
04 Apr 2018
RSN Response to Fair Funding Relative Needs Technical Consultation
Response from the Rural Services Network/ SPARSE-Rural – March 2018 The Rural services Network, whilst represented on the Working Group welcomes the opportunity to input…
04 Apr 2018
100% business rates relief for broadband
A new scheme is to exempt new broadband fibre connections from business rates – benefiting rural communities, says the government. The Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2018…
03 Apr 2018
BBC investigates rural hospital transport
The Rural Services Network has featured in a BBC radio programme looking at difficulties faced by rural people accessing healthcare. Broadcast on Friday (30 March),…
26 Mar 2018
Seminar to discuss rural digital economy
A seminar to discuss the creative and digital rural economy is due to take place in London next month. The Creative and Digital Rural Economy…
26 Mar 2018
Community rail helps social inclusion
Community rail intiatives can help reduce rural isolation and help social incusion, says a report. Launched by the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP), the…
26 Mar 2018
RSN Economic Profiling Service – February 2018
– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (January 18) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (September…
22 Mar 2018
Rural Services Network responds to House of Lords
PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release Thursday, 22 March 2018 The Rural Services Network [1] has responded to a House of Lords report which recommends that government…
22 Mar 2018
“Countryside at a Crossroads” response
The Rural Services Network has welcomed a House of Lords report which says the government is failing rural communities. The “Countryside at a Crossroads” report…
22 Mar 2018
Government is ‘failing rural communities’
The government is failing England’s rural communities, says a House of Lords select committee. Responsibility for rural issues should be transferred away from Defra and…
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