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09 Dec 2016
Crackdown against brazen fly-tippers
Councils are using new powers to crush vehicles belonging to fly-tippers who illegally dump rubbish in the countryside. Local authorities are also calling for the…
28 Nov 2016
Do rural communities face a ‘justice desert’?
What does delivering a proportionate and effective justice system mean for rural communities? Jessica Sellick investigates. Since the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215 to…
25 Nov 2016
Call for £60m rural housing programme
THE Rural Services Network has called for £60m annually to be invested in a rural housing programme. The network made the call after Chancellor Philip…
15 Nov 2016
Rural Broadband Overview 14/11/2016
The quality of rural broadband provision is a key issue to an area’s economic competitiveness and in providing efficient access to services. This factsheet below…
15 Nov 2016
Rural Mobile Coverage Overview 14/11/2016
The quality of rural mobile phone coverage is a key issue to an area’s economic competitiveness and in providing efficient access to services. This factsheet…
14 Nov 2016
Bus cuts leave communities isolated
RURAL communities are being left isolated because councils have been forced to reduce bus services, new figures reveal. Local authorities have been forced to reduce…
28 Oct 2016
RSN Response to “The 2017/18 Local Government Finance Settlement: Technical Consultation Paper”
Submitted by email 28th October, 2016 to LGFConsultation@communities.gsi.gov.uk We are responding to this consultation as the organisation Rural Services Network. We are a Special Interest…
27 Oct 2016
Lib Dems call for better rural transport
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has called for better transport so rural students can complete their studies. The Westmorland and Lonsdale MP said students in rural…
24 Oct 2016
Bus services reduce social deprivation
Better local bus services would improve employment and reduce social deprivation, says a report. A 10% improvement in bus services would lead to almost 10,000…
09 Sep 2016
Reverse rural transport cuts – campaigners
Campaigners have urged the government to use the Bus Services Bill to reverse rural transport cuts. Government ministers should take immediate action to improve public…
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